Brooke Negley is the mother of three daughters and the guardian of dogs, cats, and various other creatures who cross her path. Born in Washington, D.C., brought up in San Antonio, she was educated in Switzerland and worked in London before returning to her true roots in Texas.

In The World By The Tail, the author takes us on a disarmingly witty and poignant journey, from the moment a small Jack Russell terrier named Jane comes into it ... from a movie set on the moors of Devon, to the village of Gstaad in the Swiss Alps, and the vast landscapes of her home in Texas, while picking up several more dogs along the way. Across the pages troop her boundlessly energetic mother, Nancy Holmes; a malapropian brother, Pete; and Dick Negley, a square-jawed, dyed-in-the-wool Texan, whom the author marries.

This is an adventuresome and revealing portrait of the animal/human bond, with frequent collisions of interest. Brooke's descriptions of the wildlife and wildflowers should prove fascinating even to those who would not go near an "animal book." This complex journey, pulled along the paths of memory by the dogs she loved so much, is a story of irresistable dogs and great characters whose lives are woven together and all the better for it. (From the back cover)

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Paperback, 6 x 9, 243 pages
ISBN 0-934955-38-7
Watercress Press, May 1999
Third Printing