Leanne J. (Derby) Grout, 66, a resident of Keene and formerly of New Mexico and Winchester, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024,
Cape Cod books: Part 3 of ideas for winter reading by local authors
“Not Always Home Before Dark,” by Brooke Newman (2020, The Troy Book Makers, $14)
Set partly in Truro, where the internationally best-selling author has a home, this memoir is about a dog named Cajun, who was found in 2005 wandering the flooded streets of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He blossomed into “a world-class dog with a magnificent soul,” Newman says, though he loved to wander and became known as “the uninvited party guest” after showing up at other families’ festivities. Newman’s book explores the “glories of the human-canine relationship” and one mutt who made friends wherever he went, including on his annual summer trips to a Cape Cod beach house.