Bel Mooney at Yeovil Literary Festival

Agony aunt, author and one of Britain's most successful journalists, Bel Mooney, was astonished at the depth of her sorrow and the emptiness in her life when her beloved small dog died. Social media posts and then a newspaper article about her feelings brought a deluge of responses. People sent pictures of their dogs and cats, personal anecdotes, and stories. It was then that she decided to explore these feelings in her new book, Goodbye Pet, and See You in Heaven.