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Format:
Book
Title:
Lily and the octopus
ISBN:
9781501126222

9781471154348

9781471146640
Edition:
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publication:
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2016.
Physical Description:
305 pages ; 22 cm
Summary:
Teddy is unhappily single in L.A. In between sessions with his therapist and dates with men he meets online, Teddy has debates with his dachshund, Lily, who occupies his heart. Unfortunately, he is also able to communicate with the "octupus" attached to Lily's head, which is soon revealed to be a metaphor for Lily's lethal cranial tumor. As Lily's condition worsens, Teddy faces off with the "octopus", engaging it in a battle of wills that takes on epic proportions. An exceedingly authentic, keenly insightful, funny and ardent tribute to the purity of love between a pet and its human. -- adapted from Booklist and Publisher's Weekly.
Electronic Access:
http://www.stevenrowley.com
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