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The Friend
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September 1, 2019
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November 30, 2019

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Connie  G
Sep 19, 2019 rated it really liked it
When I looked at the colorful cover with the beautiful Great Dane, I thought I would be reading a cute dog story. Instead I was treated to a wonderful, contemplative book of literary fiction. The narrator is a woman who is grieving after the suicide of her best friend and mentor. He was a charming writer, professor, and womanizer. She inherited his huge Great Dane, Apollo, who was also very much in mourning for the friend. Her tiny rent-controlled apartment did not allow dogs, and she needed to ...more
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