The Importance of Bulldogs - A Novel - Paperback

by Ellen Davidson Levine (Author)

Ruby Dubin has an opinion about the best coffee, the right wine, homosexuality, religion, family, incest, true love, good sex, the meaning of life and the importance of bulldogs. She's certain God is a cosmic comedian with a cruel sense of humor until a chance encounter with MaryLou Hunter, spiritual leader of SETII - Seeking Energy, Truth and Infinity, Inc. - a New Age group with a message that seems too good to be true. Thanks to MaryLou, Ruby has a cozy cabin, a job and Clarence Oddbody, the English bulldog. For the first time, Ruby thinks she's found a home and her life seems perfect. But when her Uncle Mike shares his deepest secret and MaryLou makes a shocking revelation, Ruby finds herself in the middle of another cosmic joke.

Author Biography

Ellen Davidson Levine lives in rural Southern Oregon and writes in a studio she built in the woods behind her home. A winner of the Bloomie Award for her short story "My Mother's Closet," Ellen has been published in various education and professional journals. Ellen is also the author of Looking for Karma at the Eden Cafe, released June, 2010.