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“. . . and she’d show me how to keep my chin up,
accepting all my zany silliness that I never outgrew.”<\/p>\n

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Brooklyn meets The Bronx . . .
.\u00a0.\u00a0.\u00a0in this love story and novel.<\/h1>\n

A New York City tale about a boy from Brooklyn, a girl from The Bronx, and a husband’s promise to tell their story to the world.<\/p>\n

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Come along on this journey to discover a happily-ever-after born of laughter, devotion, faith, and above all, a teenage puppy love that only grew with each passing year.<\/p>\n

Although their lives together ended with Seven Days of SHIVA<\/strong>, together they shared Forty-six years of puppy love.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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