{"product_id":"9780349012810","title":"The Friend","description":"Author: Sigrid Nunez\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349012810\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 08 Jan 2019\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA moving story of love, friendship, grief, healing, and the magical bond between a woman and her dog.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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 traumatised by the inexplicable disappearance of its master, and by the threat of eviction: dogs are prohibited in her apartment building.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile 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 unravelling. But while troubles abound, rich and surprising rewards lie in store for both of them.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElegiac and searching, \u003ci\u003eTHE FRIEND\u003c\/i\u003e is both a meditation on loss and a celebration of human-canine devotion.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A beautiful book ... a world of insight into death, grief, art, and love.\" \u003ci\u003e-Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A penetrating, moving meditation on loss, comfort, memory...Nunez has a wry, withering wit.\" \u003ci\u003e-NPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Dry, allusive and charming...the comedy here writes itself.\" \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46491594129566,"sku":"ADS-9780349012810","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349012810.jpg?v=1770594620","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349012810","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}