U.S.A: Harcourt , Inc, 2007. Paperback. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Trade Paperback AS NEW. Clean & bright card cover with French flap. Tight glued binding. Pages also clean and free of any markings. A wrenching portrait of Thomas' third husband who suffers from permanent brain damage, memory loss, hallucinations, from a hit-and-run accident in their neighborhood in Manhattan. Rich, her husband, had taken Harry, their dog, out for a walk one night and Harry came home alone. This was the beginning of a new time, a time to reinvent her marriage. Harry helped her develop independence and self-reliance. The power and reach of love are unending. 190 pages including Reader Group Guide. 8.4 x 5.6 inches. Harcourt, Inc., Boston, MA 2007.

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When Abigail Thomas’s husband, Rich, was hit by a car, his brain shattered. Subject to rages, terrors, and hallucinations, he must live the rest of his life in an institution. He has no memory of what he did the hour, the day, the year before. This tragedy is the ground on which Abigail had to build a new life. How she built that life is a story of great courage and great change, of moving to a small country town, of a new family composed of three dogs, knitting, and friendship, of facing down guilt and discovering gratitude. It is also about her relationship with Rich, a man who lives in the eternal present, and the eerie poetry of his often uncanny perceptions. This wise, plainspoken, beautiful book enacts the truth Abigail discovered in the five years since the accident: You might not find meaning in disaster, but you might, with effort, make something useful of it.

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Bookseller: The Parnassus BookShop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 019229
Title: A Three Dog Life: A Memoir
Author: Thomas, Abigail
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: New As New
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 0156033232
ISBN 13: 9780156033237
Publisher: Harcourt , Inc
Place of Publication: U.S.A
Date Published: 2007
Size: 8vo - over 7
Keywords: LOSS; ACCIDENTS; PETS; MARRIAGE; RELATIONSHIPS; LOYALTY;
X weight: 0 oz

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