The Wit and Wisdom of Gracie: An Opinionated Pug's Guide to Life

Patti Davis

Jul 2014 · Open Road Media

About this ebook

Lessons in life, love, and running in packs—from one remarkable pug

The first thing Gracie remembers is being at the bottom of a big pile of other dogs, scrambling as hard as she could to get a taste of her mother’s milk. Life is sweet, but life—as always—has to change. One day, a friendly new woman picks Gracie up in her arms, hugging her so tightly it seems she will never let go. This is Gracie’s new mommy, who has come to take this headstrong young pug on the adventure of a lifetime.

Gracie moves to a new house, which is ruled with an iron paw by a no-nonsense feline named Aretha. Gracie is descended from wolves, and she knows enough about her ancestors to understand that not every critter gets to run the pack. Everyone in this little family has their part to play, and Gracie is determined to be the best pug she can be—no matter what life throws her way!

Ratings and reviews

Delightful read and great insight into pug! Really enjoyed it though short.

About the author

Patti Davis is an American author of novels, memoirs, and screenplays. The daughter of Ronald and Nancy Reagan, she was born in California and educated at the University of Southern California, where she studied drama. Like her father, she worked as an actor and political activist before devoting herself to writing full-time. Her first novel, Home Front (1986), was based on her own life, telling the story of a woman whose father moves from Hollywood to the governor’s mansion and on to the White House. She has written several memoirs about her family, including The Way I See It (1992), Angels Don’t Die (1995), and The Long Goodbye (2005), which told of her father’s long battle with Alzheimer’s.

Davis’s recent books include Till Human Voices Wake Us (2013) and Two Cats and the Woman They Own (2006), a memoir about her fraught, funny relationship with her pets.