Woof!
A Love Story of Dogs, Music, and Life: A Story That Warms The Heart
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Our relationship with animals is explored on a lovely very personal level here by Robert Freeman. Very moving, I like this book - best pp
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Austin, TX, January 13, 2020 — Renowned musician, retired professor and author Robert Freeman wrote his memoir to honor his wife of 42 years and the wonderful life they shared before she passed away in 2018, and the 17 faithful dogs who brought them so much joy and unconditional love ― asking for nothing in return but a warm bed, nourishment and love.
Freeman was a music school director when he fell in love with his assistant, Carol. Throughout their union they created a loving home for 17 dogs, all of which are featured through striking photography between the covers of Woof! This book is a celebration of true love — between people and between people and animals — and beautifully relates the eternal truth that the world would be a better place if everyone simply took good care of each other.
Freeman was a music school director when he fell in love with his assistant, Carol. Throughout their union they created a loving home for 17 dogs, all of which are featured through striking photography between the covers of Woof! This book is a celebration of true love — between people and between people and animals — and beautifully relates the eternal truth that the world would be a better place if everyone simply took good care of each other.
“This book is a delightful retrospective on a loving couple and the dogs they took in and with which they shared their lives, granting each one a special chapter so that we could get to know them on a personal basis. It struck me that I was reading a book written by one of the most cultured men in our society. Dr. Freeman is arguably the finest college music school dean of our generation, nurturing an entire generation of America's finest classical musicians, yet here he is sharing with us his personal retrospective of the dogs (mostly Golden Retrievers) that he adopted....or perhaps that adopted him…If you like dogs, then you should read this book. If you don't, well then you should!”
About The Author
Author Robert Freeman is a musicologist, Steinway artist, and a professional musician. Over 42 years of marriage to his wife, Carol, he has been the proud master of 17 dogs — 11 of them golden retrievers, six of them American dogs. Having made tenure at MIT, he directed the Eastman School of Music for 24 years, presided over the New England Conservatory for three, and served as dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Texas in Austin for seven. He is also the author of the highly praised The Crisis of Classical Music in America. For the Eastman School’s website honoring Freeman, please visit https://www.esm.rochester.edu/freeman/.
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