A Friend Like Henry – Nuala Gardner

The remarkable true story of an autistic boy and the dog that unlocked his world A Friend Like Henry is an old favourite of mine. I remember being very underwhelmed with Marley and Me when it was popularised, because I had already read (and watched) this, in my opinion, much better and complex story. Like …

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