Biloxi : a novel

Biloxi, Mississippi. Sixty-three-year-old Louis McDonald Jr.'s wife of thirty-seven years left him; his father has passed, and Louis impulsively retired from his job in anticipation of an inheritance check that may not come. He watches reality television and avoids his ex-wife and daughter. One day he stops at a house advertising free dogs and meets overweight mixed-breed Layla. And soon Louis is investigating local dog parks and buying extra bol...