Nop's Hope - Hardcover

As Nop's Hope begins, Penny Burkeholder is on the road in her battered pickup, earning what money she can on the sheepdog trail circuit. She is fleeing from a terrible tragedy, and her only friend in the world is her dog, Hope, a remarkable border collie. After a hard and dangerous journey, Penny arrives at the national finals in Wyoming, where the strength of her bond with Hope is challenged in the arena. There she is reunited at last with her father and mother, and Hope is reunited with Nop. As wise about animals as it is about the mystery of human love, Nop's Hope will be warmly received by those who remember Nop's Trials and by countless others who will encounter this enthralling saga for the first time. (6 X 9, 224 pages, charts)

Novelist Donald McCaig is the renowned author of Nop's Trials. He and his wife run a sheep farm in the mountains of Western Virginia.