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'Intelligently written, finely observed and surprisingly moving, this is a book you'll find hard to put down' GRAEME SIMSION, author of The Rosie Project Companions come in all shapes and sizes. Companionship lasts forever. Ted and Lily - Enjoy long walks. Watch films together. Have been known to share a pizza. Love each other fiercely. Have been inseparable for 12 years. But there is one more twist to come in this tail ... 'An utterly charming novel' Red 'Singular, spectacular, and touchingly tentacular' Chris Cleave 'Hilarious. Heartbreaking. Weeping buckets. You'll love it' Patrick Ness 'Lily and the Octopus is the dog book you must read this summer ... Reading this heart-wrenching but ultimately breathtaking novel was a very profound experience ... As Lily might say, 'YOU! MUST! READ! THIS! BOOK!' Washington Post 'Will steal your heart' Daily Mail 'Peppered with laughter and heart-tugging moments' Sun
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Lily and the Octopus, Steven Rowley
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- Released
- 2017
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- Title
- Lily and the Octopus
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Steven Rowley
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster, Limited
- Released
- 2017
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 320
- ISBN10
- 1471154378
- ISBN13
- 9781471154379
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Nature, Animals, Contemporary Fiction, Friendship, LGBTQ+, Death, Dogs, Past, Fear, Magical Realism, Loneliness, Homosexuality, Cancer, Tumors, Los Angeles, Stories About Dogs, Man and Dog, Dachshund, Coping with Death, Self-Sacrifice
- First published
- 2016
- Original title
- Lily and the Octopus
- Rating
- 3.8 out of 5
- Description
- 'Intelligently written, finely observed and surprisingly moving, this is a book you'll find hard to put down' GRAEME SIMSION, author of The Rosie Project Companions come in all shapes and sizes. Companionship lasts forever. Ted and Lily - Enjoy long walks. Watch films together. Have been known to share a pizza. Love each other fiercely. Have been inseparable for 12 years. But there is one more twist to come in this tail ... 'An utterly charming novel' Red 'Singular, spectacular, and touchingly tentacular' Chris Cleave 'Hilarious. Heartbreaking. Weeping buckets. You'll love it' Patrick Ness 'Lily and the Octopus is the dog book you must read this summer ... Reading this heart-wrenching but ultimately breathtaking novel was a very profound experience ... As Lily might say, 'YOU! MUST! READ! THIS! BOOK!' Washington Post 'Will steal your heart' Daily Mail 'Peppered with laughter and heart-tugging moments' Sun