{"product_id":"sophie-from-romania-what-a-rescue-dog-taught-me-about-patience-love-and-hope-paperback","title":"Sophie from Romania: What a Rescue Dog Taught Me about Patience, Love and Hope - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRory Cellan-Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRory Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Fills my heart with so much joy' Niall Harbison, bestselling author of Hope \u003cbr\u003e 'In a dark time, a daily dose of hope' Jojo Moyes \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e How do you welcome someone new into your heart and home? A week before Christmas, newly retired BBC journalist Rory Cellan-Jones receives a special delivery that will change his life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the story of rescue dog #SophieFromRomania. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In January 2022, the Cellan-Jones-Coyle family said goodbye to their beloved elderly Collie cross, Cabbage. She and Rory had become inseparable during daily pandemic walks, which alleviated his Parkinson's symptoms. After a grief-stricken year, Rory and his wife Diane come across a listing for 'a kind girl who loves everybody and is just looking for her forever home'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bright-eyed, big-eared and trembling, Sophie arrives in London on 17 December 2022. Rory holds the Romanian rescue in his arms, excited for their first walk together - but the road ahead will be a long one . . . This book follows the real journey of Sophie's adoption - from her battles with anxiety, to the joys of play and her first time outside - as Rory and Diane work with expert dog trainer Si to win Sophie's trust and navigate Rory's Parkinson's disease. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is a moving story of love, kindness and a lot of patience, paying tribute to rescue dogs and their tender community.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e RORY CELLAN-JONES was the BBC's principal technology correspondent until 2021. He now writes an influential Substack column on medical innovation, tech and his beloved Romanian rescue dog, Sophie. Through this and his Twitter following @ruskin147 he spreads awareness of technological developments in the fields of medicine, health care and - more specifically - Parkinson's. Together with Jeremy Paxman and several others he has begun a new podcast on Parkinson's called Movers and Shakers. He also shares the progress of #SophiefromRomania on @ruskin147.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 7.81 x 5.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49246353588376,"sku":"9781529918595","price":31.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/Ytl5gzL42F9781529918595.webp?v=1781472083","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/sophie-from-romania-what-a-rescue-dog-taught-me-about-patience-love-and-hope-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}