<blockquote> <p> Living a dog's life...now and then </p> </blockquote> <p> Anna O'Shea has failed at marriage, shed her job at a law firm, and she's trying to re-create herself when she and her recalcitrant nephew are summoned to the past in a manner that nearly destroys them. Her twenty-first-century skills pale as she struggles to find her nephew in nineteenth-century Ireland. For one of them, the past is brutally difficult, filled with hunger and struggle. For the other, the past is filled with privilege, status, and a reprieve from the crushing pain of present-day life. For both Anna and her nephew, the past offers them a chance at love. </p> <p> Will every choice they make reverberate down through time? And do Irish Wolfhounds carry the soul of the ancient celts? </p> <p> The past and present wrap around finely wrought characters who reveal the road home. Mystical, charming, and fantastic, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Jacqueline Sheehan's <i>Now & Then</i> is a poignant and beautiful tale of a remarkable journey. It is a miraculous evocation of a breathtaking place in a volatile age filled with rich, unforgettable, deeply human characters and one unforgettable dog named Madigan. </p>