Kristin von Kreisler

Kristin von Kreisler was born on St. Francis’s feast day, October 4, and has been an animal-welfare advocate since she was a small child. She writes magazine articles, nonfiction books, and novels about animals. FOR BEA, a memoir, describes her adoption of a scraggly, desperate beagle from a medical lab. AN UNEXPECTED GRACE, which was a national bestseller, is about a woman and a golden retriever helping each other recover from trauma and abuse. EARNEST, the story of a couple fighting over custody of their yellow Lab, will be published on January 26, 2016.