Moving to My Dog's Hometown

Moving to My Dog's Hometownicon

Stories of Everything I Didn't Know I Wanted

by Betsy Vereckey

Publisher
Rootstock Publishing
Publication
Jan 30, 2026
Format
Paperback/Softback
Illustrated
No
Price
$18.99
Dimensions
6 x 9 x 0.55 in
ISBN
978-1578692040
ASIN
1578692040
Pages
244
Age
Adult 18+
Category
Family & ParentingHumorBiographies & Memoirs

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Description

Betsy Vereckey was thirty-seven and newly divorced when she rerouted her life from New York City to a tiny town in New Hampshire she knew virtually nothing about . . . except that it was her dog's hometown. A lot of people switch up their lives after a divorce, but only a dog lover would drive a rental car north with just a duffel bag and a Glen of Imaal terrier named Ronan in the backseat.

While Betsy's decision to move to Hanover was motivated by a desperate need for change-along with the fact that Mercury was no longer in retrograde and she'd been offered a "garden" apartment she could almost afford-sometimes challenging circumstances and a cosmic hunch lead you right where you're meant to be.

From the author of the essays "How my dog helped me find love again" (Newsweek) and "This recipe is the best thing I got from my divorce" (Washington Post) comes a relatable, funny, and inspiring memoir for anyone feeling stuck in life. As Betsy discovers in writing these stories, taking a leap of faith to find your personal authenticity isn't wrong-it's the key to happiness.

Awards & Endorsements

Award
Quarter Finalist, Memoir/Autobiography, 2025 BookLife Prize by Publishers Weekly
Quarter Finalist, Memoir/Autobiography, 2025 BookLife Prize by Publishers Weekly


“While there’s plenty here to make readers laugh, the narrative doesn’t shy from difficult moments…Vereckey’s engaging voice and warm observations keep the pages turning…An honest portrait of someone trying to navigate through the unknown and figure out what home means when everything familiar has fallen away. A quietly engaging chronicle of starting over.”

—Kirkus Reviews

Review
“Inspired by the love of a dog, this is a feel-good story with some bite.”

—Dan Bolles in Seven Days

Author(s)

Betsy Vereckey

Betsy Vereckey

Betsy Vereckey lives in Norwich, Vermont. She started her career as a journalist with the Associated Press in Athens, Greece, and has been publishing professionally for over twenty years. Her personal essays have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe and Food & Wine magazine. Her story about asking a baker out on a date was featured in The New York Times’ Modern Love column, and one of her personal essays about her recipe for divorce potatoes was the third most popular food story in the Washington Post the year it appeared.

She earned a degree in psychology from American University and a master's degree in journalism from Ohio University on a full scholarship. Betsy is married to the love interest in her memoir. They have three Glen of Imaal terriers and live in an old farmhouse that was dragged down the street to its current location by oxen around two-hundred years ago. She is also a practicing astrologer and volunteers at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science with injured raptors and baby songbirds.

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