One dog’s love. One man’s journey.
When Matthew Sigman’s beloved dog, Augie, died, his world fell apart. His boyfriend broke up with him. His work dried up. Even the ceiling of his West Village apartment collapsed. Heartbroken and adrift, Matthew did the only thing he could–he ran.
An impulsive escape to Europe didn’t lead to the caf?s of Paris or the islands of Greece. Instead, thanks to a fluke in an Airbnb map, he landed in Quarna, a remote Italian mountain village seemingly hidden from tourists–and from time itself. There, amid winding cobblestone streets and alpine silence, Matthew stumbled into an unlikely friendship and madcap adventures with an exuberant innkeeper, Valerio, and discovered the warmth of a community that welcomed him as one of their own.
In Because of a Dog, Matthew traces a journey from profound grief to unexpected renewal, from isolation to connection. With wit, poignancy, and hard-won insight, this memoir is a reminder that sometimes, when all seems lost, it takes a village to mend a broken heart.
Author: Matthew Sigman
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 08/11/2026
Pages: 352
Weight: 1lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781464270178
Language: English
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