Biography & True Stories
Just Gill
The Story of Gill Dalley, co-founder of Soi Dog Foundation
by John Dalley, Donna Freelove & Barbara Young
Description
When John and Gill Dalley travelled from their home in Britain on a dream holiday to a popular holiday resort in Thailand, little did they realise that they would become involved in the tragic tale of a street dog called Naga.
This fateful meeting led them to taking the life changing decision to swap their lives in rural Yorkshire and embark on new adventures in Phuket, dedicating the rest of their days to campaigning against Asia's dog meat trade and setting up the world famous Soi Dog Foundation. Life on this idyllic island proved only the beginning of a series of challenging life lessons for this "ordinary" couple as they faced their toughest years together.
This touching true story reveals the experiences John and his beloved wife Gill shared from the day they first met to Gill's tragic death from cancer in 2017. Featuring a photo block and joint memories from Gill's diary and personal reminiscences from SDF UK President Donna Freelove.
This extraordinary story of an extraordinary woman is the legacy of Gill Dalley. Her impact on Thailand's cats and dogs is unparalleled and we are in awe of her. Her work has been continued by John, who was recently awarded an MBE.
Her story will inspire animal lovers worldwide.
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US and Canadian rights available in paperback, ebook and audio.
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Marketing Information
The Publisher used social media to market the book, primarily facebook and twitter.
We teamed up with the charity involved, Soi Dog, to create promotional You Tube videos.
Exposure was sought with magazine articles, such as the dogs today article.
Pinterest boards were used with animal rights quotes.
Thailand and the Soi Dog charity have carried marketing in that part of the world to cater to an exisitng audience.
Press releases announced on John Dalley's MBE.
Endorsements
https://www.k9magazine.com/soi-dog-foundation/
"John Dalley and Donna Freelove have succeeded in writing this wonderful biography in the words of Gill after her sad passing, and it really does feel like it is Gill telling her story."
Reviews
"The incredible story of a most remarakable woman. Inspirational, heartbreaking and real. This story will take you through every emotion possible and leave you in awe of the sacrifices and achievements Gill and John made to help the street dogs and cats of Thailand and the wider Asian region. If you are an animal lover or just some who appreciates overcoming the biggest hurdles life puts in front of you to do something very special for the greater good of this world....then this is your book."
"Lockdown can be pretty grim but the story of Gill Dalley (and her husband John), lifted my spirits no end."
"This book proves to me that angels walk amongst us."
Author Biography
Donna was born in Coventry and lived in surrounding Warwickshire villages for most of her young life. She has a BA (Hons) in Marketing. She worked in senior marketing positions and travelled extensively both with work and leisure, particularly in Asia. She was a director of the Warwickshire Fox Welfare Society and then extended her previous voluntary work for Soi Dog Foundation to become U.K. President in 2017.
John Dalley, MBE, is Gill’s husband and president of the Soi Dog Foundation. He was involved in the drafting of Thailand’s first animal welfare law in 2014. The foundation has been recognised with several international awards for services to animal welfare. He was awarded an MBE by the Queen in 2020.
Copyright Information
Copyright © 2020 by John Dalley, Donna Freelove & Barbara Young
Victorina Press
Victorina Press was created by Consuelo Rivera-Fuentes, a Chilean-British writer and academic. We are therefore rooted strongly in Chilean and British cultures. Our mission is to publish inspirational, quality books in the spirit of bibliodiversity, a concept developed by a group of Chilean independent publishers — Editores independientes de Chile. It encourages the celebration of a variety of voices from all over the world and prevents our publishing world from being a monolithic culture. Everyone has a story to tell. We want to be the ones to tell it. Consuelo’s Latin American roots play a huge role in our publishing today, with many of our books being translated into Spanish as stand alone or bilingual publications. Publishing everything from hard-hitting, inspirational memoirs, thrilling YA dystopias, gripping historical fiction, fun early learning, colourful, exciting children's books, literature for the classic shelf, and poetry to entice you, there is one book for every genre!
View all titlesBibliographic Information
- Publisher Victorina Press
- Publication Date June 2020
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781838036010 / 1838036016
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 12 GBP
- Pages229
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleJust Gill
- Edition1st
- Copyright Year2020
- Page size24, 16.5 (24 x 16.5) cm
- Illustrationphoto block, 42 images, full colour
- Biblio NotesPhotoblock of high gloss paper, linked to charity in Thailand, has a huge following on facebook
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