Author's Table: Dorothy Smiljanich

Set in rural north Florida, as well as sunny Clearwater, “Bringing Jessie Home, A Story of Canine Rescue, Human Redemption” celebrates the bond between human beings and their canine companions. It tells the true story of Jessie’s unexpected appearance, a curious coincidence of names, a magical fox, a guinea pig in a shoe box, a visit to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings’ Cross Creek in search of a hobbled piglet, a life-changing stint as a volunteer at Best Friends animal sanctuary in Kanab, Utah and what one philosopher called “the great shining of inner worlds.”