An intensely pleasurable read because it is so accessible, capacious and clever * Sunday Times * A pitch-perfect novel. crammed with a world of insight into death, grief, art, and love * Wall Street Journal * Very very clever. It's one of my favourite books and it moved me' WHOOPI GOLDBERG A New York Times Notable Book of 2018 * A Financial Times 2018 Best Book: Critics Pick * A Buzzfeed Best Book of 2018 * A Bustle Best Fiction Book of 2018 * An NPR Best Book of 2018Ī true delight: I genuinely fear I won't read a better novel this year * Financial Times * A beautiful book.

Absolutely delightful' IRISH TIMES 'I loved it. But while troubles abound, rich and surprising rewards lie in store for both of them. Isolated from the rest of the world, increasingly obsessed with the dog's care, determined to read its mind and fathom its heart, she comes dangerously close to unravelling. 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. A funny, moving examination of love, grief, and the uniqueness of dogs' GRAHAM NORTON 'Delicious' SUNDAY TIMES 100 BEST SUMMER READS When a woman unexpectedly loses her lifelong best friend and mentor, she finds herself burdened with the unwanted dog he has left behind. WINNER OF THE 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD * A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 'A true delight: I genuinely fear I won't read a better novel this year' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Loved this. A moving story of love, friendship, grief, healing, and the magical bond between a woman and her dog.

The Friend by Sigrid Nunez