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2016

Title:	Lily and the octopus / Steven Rowley.
Author:	Rowley, Steven, 1971-
Format:	Book
Edition:	First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publisher, Date:	New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, [2016]. ©2016.
Description:	305 pages : 22 cm.
Summary:	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.
Subjects:	Dogs -- Fiction. Dachshunds -- Fiction. Dog owners -- Fiction. Human-animal relationships -- Fiction. Tumors in animals -- Fiction. Death -- Fiction. Pet loss -- Fiction. Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Fiction. California -- Fiction.
Genre:	Domestic fiction.
Other Title:	Lily & the octopus.
ISBN:	9781501126222 (hardcover)
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Steven Rowley 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 with his boyfriend and their dog. He is the author of Lily and the Octopus, The Editor, and The Guncle. Follow him on social media @MrStevenRowley. - (Simon and Schuster)

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