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Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I’ve Cried About

A Memoir

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Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I’ve Cried About

By: Isabel Klee
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READ BY THE AUTHOR! From the social media superstar behind @SimonSits, Isabel Klee comes an utterly winning memoir about a twentysomething woman’s search for true love in New York City and the dogs who helped her find it. This audiobook is read by Isabel herself!

A Jersey girl by birth, Isabel Klee had always wanted to live in New York City. At age 20, she got her chance, ditching her college upstate and moving into a grungy basement apartment in Manhattan. Dog-obsessed since childhood, her first post-grad job was becoming an assistant to a dog photographer, and something clicked into place: a career focused on helping dogs was the new dream.
Isabel quickly found a passion for rehabilitating rescue dogs and helping them get adopted. At the same time, she was caught up in a whirlwind of friendships, parties, fickle boyfriends and grand romances, which she recounts in honest, tender, and sometimes devastating chapters about the search for love and belonging.
Isabel’s first true love, though, was Simon, a fluffy puppy who’d been saved from the meat trade. As the highs and lows of her twenties hit Isabel in wave after wave, it was Simon who kept her grounded. Together, Isabel and Simon created a community of dog-lovers and a tight-knit group of friends pursuing their dreams.
In this honest and moving memoir, Isabel weaves together the stories of her foster dogs—and the challenges she helped them overcome—with tales of complicated relationships, hard decisions, and great loves in New York City, all leading to a happy ending not only for the rescue pups, but for Isabel herself.

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Isabele! I have followed you on Facebook for a while, so of course I pre-ordered your book. It was so beautifully written, your words transcending my heart. BRAVO!

love, loyalty & dogs

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You better be ready to cry when you listen to this audiobook. Ever since the existence of this book was announced, I pre-ordered it, put the release date on my calendar, and seriously waited impatiently for months, to weeks, to days. Let me tell you - it did not disappoint! I did the audiobook version, and Isabel’s voice is so sweet telling her own story, but this is definitely a book I would also read, and I’ll likely get a hard copy too. I love books but don’t like clutter, so I really limit the ones I buy hard copies of, which says a lot about this book - it’s just really special! There was so much nostalgia because I, too, lived in NYC in my 20s with girl roommates. I’m 43 now, and full of stories myself, but I think every girl in their 20s should read this, because there’s a lot of helpful dating insight on navigating those years here. I also related to Isabel in some ways she ran from good things, and how I ended up with my person being anything but linear or simple. Oh and how dare I leave the dogs for last? They are the best part, of course! I’ve known some of the dogs she wrote about due to having followed the @simonsits page for a while, as well as following some of these dogs once they get adopted, but the stories in this book are so sweet! Those were the ones that made me cry the most. I dream of one day helping more dogs, and of writing books too, so I am so inspired! I am so proud of Isabel for all of her success, and I hope good things keep happening to her, because she’s done the work, and she’s making a huge difference in so many dogs’ lives. Can’t wait to watch the TV adaptation and say “the book was better.” Hahaha. Seriously, read/listen to this!

As amazing as I thought it would be!

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Isabel Klee not only has a warm and beautiful voice, but a soulful reflection of the freedom of our 20s and navigating becoming an adult. I love how the narrative ties to a foster situation and mirrors the moment in time in which we see her evolving. So beautiful!

Soulful Reflection

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Isabelle Klee is a masterful story teller. Her love of dogs is infectious and her story beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing.

Beautiful from beginning to end

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Isabel is such a beautiful story teller and inspiration. many of us know her from her instagram and tiktok, but she is so much more than someone who rescues dogs. such a beautiful story.

inspiring, captivating, wonderful

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