A Three Dog Life - Hardcover

Thomas, Abigail

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0151012113 ISBN 13: 9780151012114

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2006

Synopsis

The wife of a man who was institutionalized after an accident left him violently brain damaged describes her efforts to rebuild her life in a small country town with three dogs, a process during which she struggled with a very different relationship with her husband, passed her days knitting, and found comfort in friendships and her changing perceptions about life.

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Review:

"A memorable account of how tragic loss can lead to ineffable moments of surpassing love and miraculous change."

"Thomas tells an extraordinary, but horrific, love story." -- Rebecca Ascher-Walsh "Entertainment Weekly" (09/08/2006)

"Thomas has elevated what could be, at best, an overemotional sermon or, at worst, a grim romp in self-pity to a high plain of true inspiration."

"Resounding...the clarity is stunning." -- Susan Salter Reynolds "LA Times" (09/10/2006)

"Illuminates a new life built on tragedy but not tragic." -- Judith Long "Newsday" (08/28/2006)

"This memoir could be a fall sleeper...the perfectly honed observations of a clear-eyed and witty-writer."

"Thomas writes honestly and straight from the heart...Ưand¨ offers hope that life can retain its richness after tragedy."

"This haunting memoir is slim but wields enormous impact...this book tackles the largest of human subjects--love and loss."

"Here, love can't exactly conquer all, but it assumes radically new, stunning shapes." -- Justin W. Ravitz "Time Out NY" (09/07/2006)

"The startling power and beauty of Abigail Thomas's memoir comes...from her refusal to surrender the shards of a loving relationship."

Book Description:

Spellbinding memoir of a woman coping with the aftermath of her husband's traumatic brain injury.

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0151012113
• ISBN 13: 9780151012114
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 182