The Friend (National Book Award Winner)

A Novel

De: Sigrid Nunez

Narrado por: Hillary Huber

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION

ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES’S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING NAOMI WATTS

“A beautiful book . . . a world of insight into death, grief, art, and love.” —Wall Street Journal

“A penetrating, moving meditation on loss, comfort, memory . . . Nunez has a wry, withering wit.” —NPR

“Dry, allusive and charming . . . the comedy here writes itself.” —The New York Times

The New York Times bestselling story of love, friendship, grief, healing, and the magical bond between a woman and her dog—by the author of the highly anticipated book It Will Come Back to You

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 traumatized by the inexplicable disappearance of its master, and by the threat of eviction: dogs are prohibited in her apartment building.

While others worry that grief has made her a victim of magical thinking, the woman refuses to be separated from the dog except for brief periods of time. 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 unraveling. But while troubles abound, rich and surprising rewards lie in store for both of them.

Elegiac and searching, The Friend is both a meditation on loss and a celebration of human-canine devotion.

Superb, Sly, Funny, Sad--what is love?

Especially for writers and literary fiction lovers. Full of a writer's in jokes and a writer's humor. More than that, it’s full of heart and aching and it’s long on love. Did I mention brilliant? Wonderful narrator. Thank you for this great experience.

One of the best books I have read

An astounding novel, and totally surprising. I expected a dog novel, and while that is a part of what makes this book great, it is so much more: a meditation on grief, on writing, on philosophy and on New York. It is funny, it is poignant, it is tremendously sad and abundantly hopeful. It is surprising, too.

I feel as though I will be drawn back to this book again and again, throughout my life. When dogs pass, when friends pass. When I doubt my decision to be a writer. All those things, any of those things - or perhaps when I just want to read something perfect.

Such a great heartache

The narration is perfect the story is a simply beautiful love song. It left me sad happy and so glad I have a beautiful friend

Loved this book.

Thoughtful, artistic, story about writing depression, loneliness, love and bereavement.
Throughly, enjoyed.
Frank
Also funny

So, so beautiful

I liked everything about this story. It made me weep and I cannot wait to read the rest of her books!