Will I love Tenderfoot?

A first person story written from the viewpoints of a female character at ages twelve and sixty. Twelve year-old Andie grew up In Brisbane Australia in a dysfunctional gambling family that was obsessed by greyhound racing, although Andie herself was more interested in the family greyhound Tenderfoot and her beloved family. The novel is a moving coming-of-age tale in which mature Andie reveals a tender wisdom for her younger self and comes to realize at last that her difficult mother loved her and that the father she adored was flawed.