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A Three Dog Life
Abigail Thomas
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9780151012114 Hardcover
0151012113
$22.00
192pages
Available
Trim Size:
5 x 7-1/4
Copyright Year:
2006
Territory:
US, C, O
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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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"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."
Booklist,8/1/2006
"A tragedy with much comic relief."
Boston Globe,9/3/2006
"A memorable account of how tragic loss can lead to ineffable moments of surpassing love and miraculous change."
Elle Magazine,9/1/2006
"Thomas tells an extraordinary, but horrific, love story."
Rebecca Ascher-Walsh,Entertainment Weekly,9/8/2006
"Heartbreaking...Thomas writ[es]...with lots of grace and little self-pity."
Glamour (New Reasons to Stay up all Night),10/1/2006
"Resounding...the clarity is stunning."
Susan Salter Reynolds,LA Times,9/10/2006
"Illuminates a new life built on tragedy but not tragic."
Judith Long,Newsday,8/28/2006
"This memoir could be a fall sleeper...the perfectly honed observations of a clear-eyed and witty-writer."
Newsweek,9/4/2006
"The startling power and beauty of Abigail Thomas's memoir comes...from her refusal to surrender the shards of a loving relationship."
O Magazine,9/1/2006
"...an unpretentious story about coming to terms with tragedy and lost dreams."
Orlando Sentinel,9/21/2006
"This haunting memoir is slim but wields enormous impact...this book tackles the largest of human subjects--love and loss."
People,9/18/2006
"Here, love can't exactly conquer all, but it assumes radically new, stunning shapes."
Justin W. Ravitz,Time Out NY,9/7/2006
"Thomas writes honestly and straight from the heart...[and] offers hope that life can retain its richness after tragedy."
USA Today,9/14/2006
"Thomas...fac[es] reality with courage, bursts of anger, patience, and dark humor. What resonates most, though, is her generosity..."
Elissa Schappell,Vanity Fair,10/1/2006
"From the depths of catastrophe, she has crafted a painfully honest and loving portrait of the irrevocably altered life she finds herself leading. The stories are few, the moments are spare, but what Thomas tells us is shot through with light."
Washington Post,10/8/2006
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Biography |
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ABIGAIL THOMAS is the author of Safekeeping, a memoir, as well as a novel and two story collections. She lives in Woodstock, New York, and teaches at the New School.
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General Subjects |
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Biography & Autobiography- Personal Memoirs
Body, Mind & Spirit- Inspiration & Personal Growth
Body, Mind & Spirit- Healing/General
Pets- Dogs/General
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Academic Disciplines & Course Studies |
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English Language & Literature- American Literature
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Serial/Audio/Performance/UK/Translation: Darhansoff, Verrill, Feldman Literary Agents
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Rights Information |
Harcourt Books
An imprint ofHarcourt Trade Publishers
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Harcourt Education Company
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