Lily and the octopus / Steven Rowley.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover editionDescription: 305 pages ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781501126222
- 1501126229
- Lily & the octopus
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Fiction | Rowley Steven | Checked out | 07/03/2024 | 33111008166031 | ||||
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Main Library | Fiction | Rowley Steven | Available | Light liquid stain on page corners. 9/11/19 | 33111008410405 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
" Lily and the Octopus is the dog book you must read this summer...a profound experience." -- The Washington Post
Combining the emotional depth of The Art of Racing in the Rain with the magical spirit of The Life of Pi , Lily and the Octopus is an epic adventure of the heart.
When you sit down with Lily and the Octopus , you will be taken on an unforgettable ride.
The magic of this novel is in the read, and we don't want to spoil it by giving away too many details.
We can tell you that this is a story about that special someone: the one you trust, the one you can't live without.
For Ted Flask, that someone special is his aging companion Lily, who happens to be a dog.
Lily and the Octopus reminds us how it feels to love fiercely, how difficult it can be to let go, and how the fight for those we love is the greatest fight of all.
Remember the last book you told someone they had to read?
Lily and the Octopus is the next one.
"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. -- adapted from Booklist and Publisher's Weekly.