A Dog in Georgia

Amy Webb is a chef. Or rather,she was a chef. Somewhere along the way she also became a wife and a stepmother and an emergency contactand the part of her that was a chef disappeared entirely- along with her sense of self. Which is why she is currently in the republic of Georgiaon a mission to find a lost dog named Angelandmore importantlythe life’s purpose she once took for granted. For monthsAmy has escaped by watching Youtube videos of Angel walking the children of Tbilisi to school. When Angel goes missingAmy volunteers to go find him. The fact that her husband may be having (another) affair and her stepson is away at college probably has something to do with it. Who is Amyafter allif she’s not taking care of other people? But to her surpriseAngel proves elusiveand while she does make friends with a number of stray dogswhat she finds in Tblisi is entirely human. Is she happy in her marriage? What happened to her career? Why doesn’t she ever cook anymoreeven just for herself? Helping her on this journey of self-discovery is a rebellious teenagera mysterious and attractive Russianand several post-Soviet grandmothers. Andof coursethe rich food and culture and complicated politics of Georgia itself. After a lifetime of looking away from her own needs and appetitesAmy is forced to confront what she really wants and how to finally find herself – And a dog.