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A memoir about life after her husband’s brain injury
2006Fast paceMelancholic
What it is about
Abigail Thomas’s husband was hit by a car and suffered a severe brain injury. She writes in short, direct chapters about the changes in her life and her marriage. Her three dogs are a comfort and a thread.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like memoirs about love and loss.
What you will get
A short, quiet book.
A Three Dog Life Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Nonfiction · Memoir · Loss · Dogs
Length
192 pages · ≈ 5 h
More about this book
Characters
Abigail Thomas, her husband and her dogs.
Setting
New York and a care home.
What makes it different
A short memoir told in brief, honest scenes.
Feel
Spare, honest and tender.
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