A Rainbow for a Friend

A teenage author has conquered the literary frontiers of Russia, and at last he's coming to America. Mikhail Samarsky's hot-selling book, "A Rainbow for a Friend," explores the wilds of a great city--and beyond--from a unique perspective. The hero of this story is Trisong, a guide dog for the blind. To Trisong . . . or "Trisha," as his young fosterling Sasha calls him . . . the mission is to lead a newly blind boy through the ins and outs of daily life in Moscow. That sounds easy...
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A teenage author has conquered the literary frontiers of Russia, and at last he's coming to America. Mikhail Samarsky's hot-selling book, "A Rainbow for a Friend," explores the wilds of a great city--and beyond--from a unique perspective. The hero of this story is Trisong, a guide dog for the blind. To Trisong . . . or "Trisha," as his young fosterling Sasha calls him . . . the mission is to lead a newly blind boy through the ins and outs of daily life in Moscow. That sounds easy enough for a highly trained Labrador retriever. Ah, but things change with a kidnapping, a "vacation" with well-meaning but uninformed strangers, a jailing by the police, run-ins with troublemakers and street dogs, and even a rescue of his own. Through it all, two things keep Trisong steadily on the path forward: the curiously hilarious wisdom of old Ivan, his previous fosterling; and young Sasha's wish for a sign of hope in this world. Can Trisong make it through the craziness of his human environment and bring Sasha what he wants most? "A Rainbow for a Friend" will have you laughing, crying, thinking and shouting victory. It's a story that has been loved and shared by nearly 300,000 Russian readers, and now it's available in an authorized English version. Read Mikhail Samarsky's "A Rainbow for a Friend," and see the world through new eyes.