Lily and the Octopus (CD-Audio)

from MontzaleeW

Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley is a book the crushed me! I had my heart touched gently, soothed, then broken in multiple pieces! Listen with tissues handy! Lily is a little dog and loved by her human so much but she develops a tumor in her head...an "Octopus"! This is the story of Lily, he...

from jmoncton

This was one of those stories that touched me deeply and had me weeping through parts. Although on the surface it's the story of a man and his aging dog, it's touches on so much of the universal experience of loss and saying goodbye. No spoilers here, so I won't divulge the plot, but just LOVED t...

from cameling

OMG, I loved, loved, loved, this book. Ted is a quirky introverted single who has difficulty opening himself up to people except very close friends. He's in therapy and doesn't really like his therapist. He does, however, love Lily with all his heart. His relationship with Lily goes beyond man an...

from mcelhra

I chose Lily and the Octopus because I loved Steven Rowley's The Guncle and I wanted to read more of his work. Lily and the Octopus is his first book and it's quite a bit different from The Guncle. It's about Ted and his dog Lily. Lily is Ted's best friend – they know each other inside and out. O...

from CherylGrimm

Love comes in all sizes and shapes, colors and coverings, sex and genetic make-up. Lily is a dachshund. Ed is not. After over a decade of sharing their lives with each other, Lily succumbs to the 7-1 ratio and begins to wane. This devastates Ed, who is in therapy, but for other reasons. This is a...