Trapped in the house fire, Nelson is dying. If only he could open the door ...
Nelson whimpers his final goodbye to Rascal, his canine soulmate, their paws almost touching through the heavy glass that separates them. Succumbing to the smoke, his life drifts slowly before him ...
Nelson was born deep in the French Alps, where his only worries were how snow could be both soft and hard and why it made the house sink. And whose turn it was to fetch the baguettes from the boulangerie. So how ever did he find himself lost and lonely in an unforgiving England?
His wanderings eventually lead him to David and his son Timothy, a young boy with autism. Life is once again full of joy, especially when Nelson becomes a mascot for an animal charity, drinks his first real ‘cuppa’ and sings along to ‘Jerusalem’ with a group of Edith Piaf clones.
Until now, caught in the fire, Nelson’s luck has surely deserted him. But he can’t die yet!
And with Rascal there to help, Nelson has no choice but to survive.