The Friend
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WINNER of THE 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD and a NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER: a moving story of love, friendship, grief, healing, and the magical bond between a woman and her dog. A moving story of love, fr...
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WINNER of THE 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD and a NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER: a moving story of love, friendship, grief, healing, and the magical bond between a woman and her dog. A moving story of love, friendship, grief, healing, and the magical bond between a woman and her dogONE of THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST 100 BOOKS of THE 21ST CENTURYWINNER of THE 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD''A true delight: I genuinely fear I won''t read a better novel this year'' FINANCIAL TIMES''Loved this. A funny, moving examination of love, grief, and the uniqueness of dogs'' GRAHAM NORTON''Delicious'' SUNDAY TIMES 100 BEST SUMMER READS----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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, and by the threat of eviction: dogs are prohibited in her apartment building.Isolated from the rest of the world, increasingly obsessed with the dog''s care, determined to read its mind and fathom its heart, she comes dangerously close to unravelling. But while troubles abound, rich and surprising rewards lie in store for both of them.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------''Very, very clever. Mature. Entertaining. Eminently readable and re-readable. Absolutely delightful'' IRISH TIMES''I loved it . . . It''s one of my favourite books and it moved me'' WHOOPI GOLDBERG''A perfect novel . . . It''s my favorite kind of masterpiece - one you can put into anyone''s hand'' EMMA STRAUBA New York Times Notable Book of 2018 * A Financial Times 2018 Best Book: Critics Pick * A Buzzfeed Best Book of 2018 * A Bustle Best Fiction Book of 2018 * An NPR Best Book of 2018
Detaljer
Forlag
Virago Press Ltd
ISBN
9780349012810
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
224
Udgivelsesdato
07-02-2019
Format
Hardback
Varenr.
2605586
EAN nr.
9780349012810
Varegruppe
Fiction
Højde/Dybde (mm)
17
Bredde (mm)
126
Længde (mm)
196
Vægt (g)
198
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