Sigrid Nunez

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“A penetrating, moving meditation on loss, comfort, memory…Nunez has a wry, withering wit.” —NPR
“[A] sneaky gut punch of a novel…a consummate example of the human-animal tale.” —Harper's Magazine
A moving story of love, friendship, grief, healing, and the magical bond between a woman and her dog.

When a woman unexpectedly loses her lifelong best friend and mentor, she finds herself burdened with the unwanted dog he has left behind. Her own battle against grief is intensified by the mute suffering of the dog, a huge Great Dane traumatized by the inexplicable disappearance of its master, and by the threat of eviction: dogs are prohibited in her apartment building.
While others worry that grief has made her a victim of magical thinking, the woman refuses to be separated from the dog except for brief periods of time. Isolated from the rest of the world, increasingly obsessed with the dog's care, determined to read its mind and fathom…
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  • Néstor Martínezshared an impression5 years ago
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    Un perro nos puede recordar que hay algo bueno en la humanidad, al menos lo suficientemente bueno como para que ellos nos amen de la manera en que lo hacen.

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  • María José Evia H.has quoted4 years ago
    What we miss—what we lose and what we mourn—isn’t it this that makes us who, deep down, we truly are
  • María José Evia H.has quoted4 years ago
    Wouldn’t it be easier if we just named all the cats Password
  • María José Evia H.has quoted4 years ago
    ou can’t explain death.
    And love deserves better than that.

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