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The Friend by Sigrid Nunez

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 its heart, she comes dangerously close to unraveling. But while troubles abound, rich and surprising rewards lie in store for both of them.

Elegiac and searching, The Friend is both a meditation on loss and a celebration of human-canine devotion.

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Bethann
Thank you for the recommendation!

I've had this book on my to-read list for a couple of years now, but I don't know if I would have gotten around to reading it had I not see WonderPen's write up on the blog. Thank you so much for the gentle nudge! I just finished it last night. It's one of the most beautiful books I've read in a long time. Sparely written, but desperately funny and incredibly poignant.