The tragicomic story of writer, podcaster, radio presenter Emily Dean's lifelong dream of owning a dog - and what it took to make it come true. Emily Dean had a mad, bohemian childhood growing up with her actor mother and broadcaster father in a rented Gothic folly wreathed in cigarette smoke where final demand invoices were coasters for champagne flutes and the Sex Pistols filmed in her room upstairs. She craved a dog - and a normal life. But it wasn't until the tragic death of her sister Rachael, at only 43 - and the help of Rachael's dog Giggle - that Emily began to believe that she really could have a dog of her own. Losing both her parents within three short years of her sister left Emily devastated. Emerging from grief, she finally granted herself the lifelong wish of owning a puppy - an adorable shih tzu called Ray. A memoir of loss and grief, EVERYBODY DIED, SO I GOT A DOG is also about discovering laughter, hope and healing in the smallest of places.

Author Biography

Emily Dean is a writer and radio presenter. She is Frank Skinner's co-host on the award-winning Frank Skinner Show (Absolute Radio) and currently presents a hugely successful podcast for The Times called Walking the Dog. She spent eight years as Deputy Editor of InStyle magazine and has written for titles such as The Times, the Evening Standard and You magazine. She lives in London, supports Arsenal and her career highlight was when Mark Gatiss called her 'sci-fi royalty' due to her childhood role in BBC cult series Day of the Triffids.