Her grief over losing Mack knowing he was getting further away from her knowing he’d be confused and alone was devastating. He was on that truck – she needed to get him back but how was she going to do that? Torn between finding Mack and needing to get to Boston, Justine was grateful when a biker named Mitch gave her a lift on his Harley part of the way. Hitching a ride across the country to Boston was the only way she could afford to get there…īut when Artie drove off from a rest stop and left Justine behind, in the middle of nowhere, her one thought was Mack. The reason for this long and uncomfortable trip was to go home to her father – he was dying and though it was twenty years since she’d seen her childhood home, she had forced herself to make the journey. But to whom does the little dog who danced belong?Īs Justine Meade and trucker Artie made their way down the highway with Justine’s gray-and-black Sheltie, Mack between them, her thoughts were turned inward. Whether it's as Justine's partner, or just the ebb and flow of a family's rhythms, it's as though the little Shetland Sheepdog was born to bring people together.Įveryone needs Mack. When they find a little black and gray dog by the side of the road, they take him in.įiercely loyal, acutely perceptive and guided by a herd dog's instinct, Mack has a way of bringing out the best in his humans. Dancing around each other, and their unspeakable heartbreak, unable to bridge the chasm left between them.

Seven years after their daughter was taken from them, they're living separate lives together.

The one bright spot in her loss-filled life, the partner she could always count on, was Mack, her grey and black Sheltie – that is, until she is summoned back to her childhood home after more than twenty years away.Įd and Alice Parmalee are mourning a loss of their own.

If there's been a theme in Justine Meade's life, it's loss. 'Multiple hankies, dog lovers…this is an emotional read.' – Library Journal

The dog who danced by susan wilson