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Ubac and Me
- Author
- Cédric Sapin-Defour
- Narrator
- Steve John Shepherd
- Publisher
- Random House
- Publish Date
- 17 April 2025
- Run Time
- 7 hours 10 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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An unforgettable memoir about a life of adventure in the great outdoors and the power of a dog's transformative love
A tiny ad in a local newspaper catches Cédric Sapin-Defour’s eye: a litter of Bernese Mountain Dog puppies need homes. A lonely, single, sports teacher and mountain climber in the French Alps, Cédric visits the dogs and immediately falls for the puppy with a blue collar.
Named Ubac, French for the north side of the mountain – the rainy, cloudy slope – the puppy quickly upends Cédric’s life. They go on hikes together, taking to the hills and exploring, forging a bond that brings joy and a sense of fulfilment and adventure. They brave the world together, hate to be apart, crave the mountains and the natural world; they protect each other.
Over the course of thirteen years, their pack expands to include Mathilde, Cédric’s wife, and more dogs. Ubac and Me is an intimate meditation on a joyous life lived too fast, the aching pain of separation, and the transformative effect of unconditional love.
Ubac and Me has been a word-of-mouth sensation, selling over half a million copies in France.
‘Cédric Sapin-Defour’s celebration of the life of Ubac has made him a literary sensation’ Sunday Times
‘A tribute to the love humans feel for their pets’ Guardian
Translated by Adriana Hunter.
© Cédric Sapin-Defour 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
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A beautifully written memoir, infused with alpine light and mountain silence, that makes a case for slowing down, for noticing, for remembering
Daily Express
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Details
- Author
- Cédric Sapin-Defour
- Narrator
- Steve John Shepherd
- Duration
- 7 hours 10 minutes
- Release Date
- 17 April 2025
- ISBN
- 9781529946451
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Random House
- Genre
- Memoirs, Animal life stories, Climbing and mountaineering, Dogs as pets, Autobiography: adventurers and explorers, Mountains and uplands, Coping with / advice about death and bereavement, Travel writing, Local and family history, nostalgia
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.An unforgettable memoir about a life of adventure in the great outdoors and the power of a dog's transformative loveA tiny ad in a local newspaper catches Cédric Sapin-Defour’s eye: a litter of Bernese Mountain Dog puppies need homes. A lonely, single, sports teacher and mountain climber in the French Alps, Cédric visits the dogs and immediately falls for the puppy with a blue collar.Named Ubac, French for the north side of the mountain – the rainy, cloudy slope – the puppy quickly upends Cédric’s life. They go on hikes together, taking to the hills and exploring, forging a bond that brings joy and a sense of fulfilment and adventure. They brave the world together, hate to be apart, crave the mountains and the natural world; they protect each other.Over the course of thirteen years, their pack expands to include Mathilde, Cédric’s wife, and more dogs. Ubac and Me is an intimate meditation on a joyous life lived too fast, the aching pain of separation, and the transformative effect of unconditional love.Ubac and Me has been a word-of-mouth sensation, selling over half a million copies in France.‘Cédric Sapin-Defour’s celebration of the life of Ubac has made him a literary sensation’ Sunday Times‘A tribute to the love humans feel for their pets’ GuardianTranslated by Adriana Hunter.© Cédric Sapin-Defour 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
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