AN AUTHOR from Conwy recently celebrated publishing her book telling a true story about giving a dog a new home.

Penelope Gudge released ‘The Unrehomeable Hero, a Race Against Time and a Gift of Wings’ on November 25, 2021 through Olympia Publishers, her first book with the company.

This book reveals the story of Paddy, an incredible Welsh Springer Spaniel cross, who ended up in a rescue centre, where for years, he battled against the odds to find his “forever home”.

Penelope first met him in her role as a volunteer dog walker.

The story describes the inseparable friendships that can be formed between humans and dogs and is a clear demonstration of how dogs can help people through dark and stressful times.

A press statement accompanying the book’s release said: “Anyone with a true love of dogs will find it descriptive, informative, helpful, sad and extremely happy as together, Paddy and his owners worked as a team in a race against time to give him the love, life and joy he deserved.

“It was just long enough for Paddy to shine forth and show the world what a gentle, loving dog he really was.

“Paddy proved, through unconditional love, no dog is ever ‘unrehomeable’.”

Born in St Helens but having lived in Liverpool for most of her childhood and young adult life, Penelope was educated at a public girls' school in the city, where her interest in writing began.

She said: “My pet Labrador at the time, Tara, inspired me as I wrote an essay about her for my 11-plus - she brought me luck!

“I was always keen on English language, French and Latin at school having developed an interest in languages from an early age.

“This developed into a hobby, learning the language of the countries I holidayed in, taking French to post-A-level, and later gaining qualifications in Spanish and Italian.”

‘The Unrehomeable Hero, a Race Against Time and a Gift of Wings’ is available to purchase for £23.99 at: olympiapublishers.com/books/the-unrehomeable-hero-a-race-against-time-a-gift-of-wings.