Lily and the Octopus Audiobook (Free)
- Michael Urie
- 8 h 4 min
- Simon & Schuster Audio
- 2016-06-07
Summary:
A national bestseller combining the emotional depth of The Art of Racing in the torrential rain with the marvelous spirit of THE LIFE SPAN of Pi, “Lily and the Octopus is the pet dog book you must read this summer” (The Washington Post).
Ted-a gay, solitary, struggling writer is stuck: struggling to open himself up to intimacy except through the steadfast companionship of Lily, his older dachshund. When Lily’s health is jeopardized, Ted vows to save lots of her at all necessary. By changes amusing and poignant, an about Lily and the Octopus adventure with spins into magic realism and magnificently evoked truths of reduction and longing, Lily as well as the Octopus reminds us how it feels to love fiercely, how tough it could be to release, and the way the fight for all those we love is the greatest fight of all.
Introducing a amazing and completely original new voice in fiction and an unforgettable hound that may break your heart-and place it back again together again. Remember the last reserve you told someone they had to read? Lily as well as the Octopus is the next one. “Startlingly imaginative…this love story will assert its put in place the canine lit pack…Be prepared for outright laughs and searing or silly occasions of dog and human identification. And grab a cells: “Right now there! WILL! BE! Attention! RAIN!” (New York Newsday).