{"product_id":"9781778400520","title":"The Dolphin Who Saved Me : How An Extraordinary Friendship Helped Me Overcome Trauma and Find Hope","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Horrill, Melody \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eBiography \u0026amp; True Stories\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 28 September 2023 by Greystone Books,Canada in Canada.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 296 pages, B\u0026amp;W photos\u003cbr\u003e139 x 216 x 24 | 328g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An inspiring book about love in its purest form.'-JANE GOODALL, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute \u0026amp; UN Messenger of PeaceWith the heartwrenching vulnerability of The Glass Castle and the spiritual journey of H is for Hawk, this stunning debut memoir tells the story of a traumatized young woman's friendship with an injured dolphin whose habitat she fights to save.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Melody Horrill arrived at university she was a troubled and lost young woman, hiding behind a carefully crafted exterior. She had experienced a childhood of emotional and physical trauma mainly at the hands of her violent father that was as damaging as it was brutal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne day Melody volunteered to help her lecturer monitor pods of river dolphins nearby. There for the first time she encountered Jock, a solitary dolphin with a maimed fin, who lived apart from the highly social pods. Melody was to form a bond with Jock that gave her the key to freeing herself from the demons of her own past, and their extraordinary friendship was the start of a long-term mission to try to save the river dolphins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautifully written and filled with insight and compassion, Melody's memoir details her life-changing friendship with the river dolphins, and how Jock helped her to heal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40681524166791,"sku":"9781778400520","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/products\/9781778400520.jpg?v=1710423297","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.pro\/products\/9781778400520","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}