01618cam a2200337 i 4500 266936924 TxGeo 20160617120000.0 150731s2016||||||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u 9781410490834 hbk. 1410490831 hbk. (OCoLC)944087648 TxGeo rda Rowley, Steven, 1971- Lily and the octopus [large print] / Steven Rowley. Large print edition. Farmington Hills, MI : Thorndike Press, 2016. 409 pages ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Teddy is unhappily single in L.A. In between sessions with his therapist and dates with men he meets online, Teddy has debates with his dachshund, Lily, who occupies his heart. Unfortunately, he is also able to communicate with the "octupus" attached to Lily's head, which is soon revealed to be a metaphor for Lily's lethal cranial tumor. As Lily's condition worsens, Teddy faces off with the "octopus", engaging it in a battle of wills that takes on epic proportions. An exceedingly authentic, keenly insightful, funny and ardent tribute to the purity of love between a pet and its human. 20160629. With bookplate: Donated by Linda Walke. Dogs Fiction. Dog owners Fiction. Human-animal relationships Fiction. Domestic fiction. Large type books. QS5