A Three Dog Life: A Memoir - Hardcover

Thomas, Abigail

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0151012113 ISBN 13: 9780151012114

Publisher: Harcourt, Inc., 2006

Synopsis

When Abigail Thomas’s husband, Rich, was hit by a car, his brain shattered. Subject to rages, terrors, and hallucinations, he must live the rest of his life in an institu­tion. He has no memory of what he did the hour, the day, the year before. This tragedy is the ground on which Abigail had to build a new life. How she built that life is a story of great courage and great change, of moving to a small country town, of a new family composed of three dogs, knitting, and friendship, of facing down guilt and discovering gratitude. It is also about her relationship with Rich, a man who lives in the eternal present, and the eerie poetry of his often uncanny perceptions. This wise, plainspoken, beautiful book enacts the truth Abigail discovered in the five years since the acci­dent: You might not find meaning in disaster, but you might, with effort, make something useful of it.

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Book Description:

Published in hardcover by Harcourt, 2006, 978-0-15-101211-4 / 0-15-101211-3

From the Inside Flap:

"[A] spare, astonishing memoir. A.”—Entertainment Weekly 

When Abigail Thomas’s husband, Rich, was hit by a car, his skull was shattered, his brain severely damaged. Subject to rages, terrors, and hallucinations, he was sent to live in a nursing facility that specializes in treating traumatic brain injuries. He had no memory of what he did the hour, the day, the year before. This tragedy is the ground on which Abigail had to build a new life. How she built that life is a story of great courage and change, of moving to a small country town, of a new family composed of three dogs, knitting, and friendship, of facing down guilt and discovering gratitude. It is also about her relationship with Rich, a man who lived in the eternal present, and the eerie poetry of his often uncanny perceptions. This wise, plainspoken, beautiful book enacts the truth Abigail has discovered in the years since the accident: You might not find meaning in disaster, but you might, with effort, make something useful of it.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harcourt, Inc.
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0151012113
• ISBN 13: 9780151012114
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192