Is both a meditation on loss and a celebration of human-canine devotion. Sigrid Nunez is the author of the critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling novel, The Friend. 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 unraveling. 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. 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. When a woman unexpectedly loses her lifelong best friend and mentor, she finds herself burdened with the unwanted dog he has left behind. What Are You Going Through is Nunez’s follow-up to The Friend, which won a National Book Award in 2018. Over the years of her writing career, author Nunez has contributed to a number of literary journals. 'Dry, allusive and charming…the comedy here writes itself.”Ī moving story of love, friendship, grief, healing, and the magical bond between a woman and her dog. Nunez is also the writer of a memoir based on Susan Sontag. 'A penetrating, moving meditation on loss, comfort, memory.Nunez has a wry, withering wit.' 'A beautiful book … a world of insight into death, grief, art, and love.' Sigrid Nunez has published seven novels, including A Feather on the Breath of God, The Last of Her Kind, Salvation City, and, most recently, The Friend. SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD WINNER OF THE 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION The New York TimesA moving story of love, friendship, grief, healing, and the magical bond between a woman and her dog.When a woman unexpectedly loses her lifelong best friend and mentor, she finds herself burdened with the unwanted dog he has left behind.

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