The Friend
Winner of the National Book Award - now a major motion picture starring Naomi Watts and Bill Murray
$24.07
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
8 January 2019
Summary
WINNER OF THE 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018
A moving story of love, friendship, grief, healing, and the magical bond between a woman and her dog.
When a woman unexpectedly loses her lifelong best friend and mentor, she finds herself burdened with the unwanted dog he has left behind. Her own battle against grief is intensified by the mute suffering of the dog, a huge Great Dane traumatised…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349012810 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349012814 |
| Author: | Sigrid Nunez |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 8 January 2019 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 10mm |
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Critics Review
A poignant reflection on loss and companionship - Marie Claire
The Friend is a powerful meditation on writing as well as love and loss. - Extended Review - Sydney Morning Herald, The Saturday AgeThe final words are heartbreaking, but somehow fitting for this story of deep friendship, as well as grief, as felt by the canine and human characters. - Good ReadingAbout The Author
Sigrid Nunez
Sigrid Nunez is the New York Times bestselling author of The Friend, winner of the 2018 National Book Award, and of seven other novels, including Salvation City, The Last of Her Kind, and What Are You Going Through. She is also the author of Sempre Susan: A Memoir of Susan Sontag. Her books have been translated into over thirty languages.
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