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Steven Rowley is the bestselling author of Lily and the Octopus, which has been published in nineteen languages and is being developed as a major motion picture by Amazon Studios. He has worked as a freelance writer, newspaper columnist and screenwriter. Originally from Portland, Maine, he is a graduate of Emerson College. He currently resides in Los Angeles.

His new novel, The Editor (G.P. Putnam's Sons) is coming April 2, 2019.

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	Lily and the Octopus 3.72 avg rating — 26,688 ratings — published 2016 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“It's natural, as our loved ones age, to start grieving their loss even before we lose them.”
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“To focus, I think of how dogs are witnesses. How they are present for our most private moments, how they are there when we think of ourselves as alone. They witness our quarrels, our tears, our struggles, our fears, and all of our secret behaviors that we have to hide from our fellow humans. They witness without judgment.”
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“A heart is judged not by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others.”
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The Great Alone

by Kristin Hannah

16 votes, 30.8%

The Daisy Children

by Sofia Grant

13 votes, 25.0%

Stay with Me

by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

9 votes, 17.3%

Lily and the Octopus

by Steven Rowley

9 votes, 17.3%

Next Year in Havana

by Chanel Cleeton

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The Clancys of Queens: A Memoir

by Tara Clancy

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Widows

by Lynda La Plante

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