Christa blogged about this book earlier. This is a tale of love. Love of a man for his dog and the emotional roller coaster he must ride when he knows his time with her will soon end. Ted is a gay man whose greatest love is his dachshund, Lily. Ted and Lily have Monopoly nights, days at the beach, long walks, in depth discussions, and those things that devoted pet companions do. Their happiness is in jeopardy after the appearance of the "octopus" (tumor) on her head. Ted has angry conversations with the octopus who is determined to take Lily from him. The octopus becomes an obsession that soon inhabits Ted's waking and dreaming life. During this time, Ted's relationship of several years falls apart. Of course, there is the unhappy part when Lily must be euthanized, which was tough to read since I lost one of my furbabies to a brain tumor a few years ago. In spite of it all, there is the promise of a happy ending for Ted.
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