Lily and the Octopus by Steven RowleyMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book resonated so much with me. Edward and Lily. A man and his dog, but unlike anything else I have read in a story that explores grief. Profound, inconsolable grief. It is quirky, bizarre, original. Lily the dachshund is twelve, which is eighty-four in dog years. Edward is forty-two, which is two hundred and ninety-four in dog years. And therein lies a portent of what is to come. It is difficult to review this moving, heartbreaking story without spoilers. But read it you must. It moved me to tears and, yes, I sobbed. A grown man and I sobbed.
If you share your life with a dog, or any pet this is for you. Have the tissues handy…..
View all my reviews
No comments:
Post a Comment