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The Friend

By Sigrid Nunez

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The Friend

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'A beautifulbook . . . crammed with a world of insight into death, grief, art and love' WallStreet Journal When a womanunexpectedly loses a lifelong friend and mentor to suicide, she finds herselfburdened with the unwanted dog he has left behind. Her own battle against griefis intensified by the mute suffering of the dog, a huge Great Dane that hadbeen devoted to its suddenly vanished master, and by the threat of eviction:dogs are prohibited in her apartment building. TheFriend is both a meditation on friendship, loss andbereavement, and a celebration of the wonder and healing power of thehuman-canine bond. 'A pitch-perfectnovel . . . Wry and moving, The Friend is a love story, amania story, and a recovery story' Vanity Fair 'An intimate, beautiful thing, humming withinsight' The Economist 'Dry, allusive,charming . . . Nunez has an interesting mind, and she shakes the dust fromevery topic - grief, writing, academia, sexual politics - she picks up' New York Times Critics' Top Books of2018 'A sneaky gutpunch of a novel . . . a consummate example of the human-animal tale' Harper'sMagazine
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
212
Release Date:
2019-02-07
Publication Date:
2019-02-07
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0349012814
ISBN13:
9780349012810
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
198 g
Height:
128 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
25 cm

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