Through a rough and tumble journey beyond the old adobe homestead, Pye has an uncanny knack of landing on her feet. She has big, piercing blue eyes that don't miss a trick and a self-deprecating sense of humor to boot. Sounds an awful lot like a Twain creation, but without the sass. It's a short read but memorable...almost like a dream. And, like a dream, the narrative and it's main character might just haunt you a while, but gladly. This is a gift, no matter how you look at it; it's a human story and an animal story; it's sentimental and it's true. It's perhaps the best of both worlds.