About the Book
Dogs play a special part in the lives of the humans who love them. They make us laugh and sometimes, cry. In the Shadow of Mercury is a must-read book, filled with humor, warmth and emotion, written by Melanie Coronetz, author of Schipperkes. A Complete Pet Owner’s Manual. In the Shadow of Mercury is available now, through Xlibris. It’s a book you won’t want to put down until you’ve reached the end.
In the Shadow of Mercury explores one woman’s search for identity in her middle age that brought her into the show ring at Madison Square Garden. After trying and discarding a series of possible careers, the author settles in with a Schipperke she names Mercury. On the advice of some friends, she then attempts to show him. This book traces her missteps as she tries to learn the ins and outs of the purebred dog world. Meanwhile her marriage slumps towards indifference and the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show approaches.
What happens with Mercury and the subsequent dogs in the author’s life makes this memoir of mid-life a lively and touching read for dog lovers and anybody else interested in a good story that happens to be true.