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The death of your dog is hard to bear | Letters
Readers respond to John Crace’s column about the loss of Herbert Hound and share their own experiences I have long admired and enjoyed John Crace’s columns, combining as they do his determination to puncture political pomposity, his acerbic wit and gentle sarcasm at the antics of the occupants of the Westminster bubble.However, in his recent column (Digested week: The house feels less than a house without Herbert Hound, 18 April), Crace’s writing shows a contrasting tenderness in his gentle tribute to his canine pal – a sentiment with which many readers can readily identify, based on their own experience of pet death. Good on him for spelling out the impact of his loss. I hope in his case that time does indeed heal.Phil MurrayLinlithgow, West Lothian Continue reading...
Readers respond to John Crace’s column about the loss of Herbert Hound and share their own experiences
I have long admired and enjoyed John Crace’s columns, combining as they do his determination to puncture political pomposity, his acerbic wit and gentle sarcasm at the antics of the occupants of the Westminster bubble.
However, in his recent column (Digested week: The house feels less than a house without Herbert Hound, 18 April), Crace’s writing shows a contrasting tenderness in his gentle tribute to his canine pal – a sentiment with which many readers can readily identify, based on their own experience of pet death. Good on him for spelling out the impact of his loss. I hope in his case that time does indeed heal.
Phil Murray
Linlithgow, West Lothian Continue reading...
