<DIV><DIV><B>From the author of the uniquely entertaining mother-daughter memoir <I>The Habit</I> comes a moving account of enduring love, an empty nest, and one very special dog named Lilly</B><BR /><BR />It is November 2009, and after months of mourning the loss of Arrow, their beloved Australian shepherd mutt, the Morse family is finally ready to adopt a new dog. David’s acting jobs keep him away from home for long stretches of time, Eliza is happily situated at college, and the twin boys are wrapped up in their senior year of high school. This time it’s Susan’s turn to pick the dog, and she probably should have thought a little more carefully before falling for a retired racing greyhound. <BR /><BR />Enter Lilly, who lands like a disoriented neutron bomb in Susan’s comfortable suburban home after living the first three years of her life in the rugged and ruthless world of the racetrack. Instantly lovable but hopelessly inept at domesticity, Lilly turns out to be more than Susan bargained for, throwing all the Morses’ plans for their long-anticipated, footloose empty-nest years into complete disarray.<BR /><BR />Lilly imprints on Susan instantly, following her <I>everywhere</I>, determined not to let her out of sight, threatening mass destruction when left home alone. Despite David’s valiant attempts at camaraderie, Lilly absolutely refuses to trust him—or anyone else, for that matter. And as they soon discover, Lilly, like most greyhounds, finds it nearly impossible to climb stairs.<BR /><BR />In <I>The Dog Stays in the Picture</I>, Susan Morse chronicles Lilly’s life at home as she moves from bewildered entrant to adored family stalwart—and tells the hilarious and moving story of how an anxious dog and an anxious woman find tranquillity together.</DIV></DIV><BR />