That's when I saw them.
The paw prints.
Halfway along the ceiling they went. Evidence of a dog that could defy gravity.

The incredible story of Bailey, the dog who walked on the ceiling; and Manny, the guy who got kicked out of Alcoholics Anonymous for swearing.

Manny Riley is newly married, with a puppy and a wee flat by the sea, and the BBC are on the verge of greenlighting one of his projects. Everything sounds perfect. But Manny has always been an anger management casualty, and the idyllic village life is turning out to be more League of Gentlemen than The Good Life. The BBC have decided his script needs totally rewritten, the locals are conducting a campaign against his dog, and the village policeman is on the side of the neds. As his marriage suffers under the strain of his constant rages, a strange connection begins to emerge between Manny's temper and the health of his beloved lurcher.

Laugh-out-loud funny, this brilliant novel breaks into a convincing Dogspeak that will ring true in any dog-loving household. Complete with all the jealousy and heartbreak that come into any loving relationship, dog-human relations have never been so vividly expressed. This is a book for everyone who has ever had a dog. Or talked to one.

DES DILLON was born and brought up in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, and studied English at Strathclyde University. A former teacher, he is now a poet, short story writer, novelist and dramatist writing for radio, stage, television and film. He has taught Creative Writing at the Arvon Foundation and was Writer in Residence at Castlemilk, Glasgow, between 1998 and 2000. Des now lives in Galloway with his wife and two dogs, one of whom really did walk on the ceiling during an epileptic fit.

Visit the My Epileptic Lurcher website for more information about Des and Bailey and some cute lurcher photos.

'Written in a vernacular style that is raw, immediate and affecting, My Epileptic Lurcher vividly evokes the vibrant, Scots-Irish storytelling tradition from which Dillon emerged.'
THE BIG ISSUE

'Such is his [Bailey, the epileptic lurcher's] growing fame that the adorable mutt is currently flirting with the bestseller list. That is because the human he owns, one Des Dillon, has written a remarkable novel, my Epileptic Lurcher, based on his life.''
'The book is very accessible but written in an intimate idiom, or Dogspeak, the kind of secret language non-dog owners wouldn't understand. And, if they did, they'd assume, rightly, that all dog lovers are barking.'
SUNDAY EXPRESS



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