Lily and the octopus /
Rowley, Steven, 1971-
Lily and the octopus / Lily & the octopus Steven Rowley. - First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. - 305 pages ; 23 cm
"A novel"--Dust jacket.
Teddy is unhappily single in L.A. In between sessions with his therapist and dates with men he meets online, Teddy has debates with his dachshund, Lily, who occupies his heart. Unfortunately, he is also able to communicate with the "octopus" attached to Lily's head, which is soon revealed to be a metaphor for Lily's lethal cranial tumor. As Lily's condition worsens, Teddy faces off with the "octopus", engaging it in a battle of wills that takes on epic proportions. An exceedingly authentic, keenly insightful, funny and ardent tribute to the purity of love between a pet and its human. --
9781501126222 1501126229
2015027647
Dogs--Fiction.
Dog owners--Fiction.
Human-animal relationships--Fiction.
Gay men--Fiction.
Dachshunds--Fiction.
Lily and the octopus / Lily & the octopus Steven Rowley. - First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. - 305 pages ; 23 cm
"A novel"--Dust jacket.
Teddy is unhappily single in L.A. In between sessions with his therapist and dates with men he meets online, Teddy has debates with his dachshund, Lily, who occupies his heart. Unfortunately, he is also able to communicate with the "octopus" attached to Lily's head, which is soon revealed to be a metaphor for Lily's lethal cranial tumor. As Lily's condition worsens, Teddy faces off with the "octopus", engaging it in a battle of wills that takes on epic proportions. An exceedingly authentic, keenly insightful, funny and ardent tribute to the purity of love between a pet and its human. --
9781501126222 1501126229
2015027647
Dogs--Fiction.
Dog owners--Fiction.
Human-animal relationships--Fiction.
Gay men--Fiction.
Dachshunds--Fiction.