The Friend av Sigrid Nunez

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<p><b>A moving story of love, friendship, grief, healing, and the magical bond between a woman and her dog - now in a stunning new edition as part of Virago''s 50th anniversary Five Gold Reads series</b><br><br>WINNER OF THE 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD * A <i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLER * SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD<br><br><b>''A true delight: I genuinely fear I won''t read a better novel this year'' </b>FINANCIAL TIMES<br><br><b>''Loved this. A funny, moving examination of love, grief, </b><b>and the uniqueness of dogs'' </b>GRAHAM NORTON<br><br><b>''Delicious'' </b>SUNDAY TIMES 100 BEST SUMMER READS<br><br>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, and by the threat of eviction: dogs are prohibited in her apartment building.<br><br>Isolated from the rest of the wo