To Dance with the White Dog First edition

TO DANCE WITH THE WHITE DOG is Terry Kay's stunning fourth novel, a moving story about an old man's final rite of passage, about family ties and the universal experience of grieving for a lost love. At the heart of the book is a mysterious white dog that appears after Sam Peek's beloved wife has died, and that remains with him until just before his own death. Stray dog or ghost dog? To Sam Peek, the dog is a guardian angel who brings to him the healing power of comfort.

TO DANCE WITH THE WHITE DOG was made into a CBS Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, starring Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn. When it aired on 3 December 1993 it was the highest rated television movie of the season. In 1991, Terry Kay was named Outstanding Author of the Year by the Southeastern Library Association for WHITE DOG, and the book was nominated for the American Booksellers Book of the Year in 1992.