# Sophie From Romania

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- Book: [Sophie From Romania](https://www.bookquiver.com/rory-cellan-jones/sophie-from-romania) ([Sophie From Romania.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/rory-cellan-jones/sophie-from-romania.md))
- Authors: [Rory Cellan-Jones](https://www.bookquiver.com/rory-cellan-jones)
- Publisher: vintage_digital
- Medium: audio
- Length: 8 h 52 min
- Narrated by: Rory Cellan-Jones
- ISBN: 978-15-2993-411-3
- Published: 2024-10-10
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Audiobook · 8 h 52 min

## Description

Brought to you by Penguin. How do you welcome someone new into your home and heart? A week before Christmas, newly retired BBC journalist and award-winning Movers and Shakers podcaster Rory Cellan-Jones receives a special delivery that will change the course of his life. This is the story of #SophieFromRomania, told in full for the first time. 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’. 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. This is a moving story of love, kindness and a lot of patience, paying tribute to rescue dogs and their tender community. 'A DAILY DOSE OF HOPE' Jojo Moyes 'FILLS MY HEART WITH SO MUCH JOY' Niall Harbison © Rory Cellan-Jones 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024