IT WAS THEN THAT I NOTICED THE PUPPY WHO BECAME LILY GNAWING ON MY SHOELACE. SHE CLAMPED DOWN AND PUT HERSELF IN REVERSE UNTIL THE LACE HAD BEEN GENTLY UNTIED.

'Hello, you adorable . . . ' I crouched down and made my inspection. 'Girl.'

'That's the runt, that one there,' the lady replied, just this side of dismissively.

I picked up the runt and she snuggled under my chin, tail wagging like the pendulum of the smallest, most fragile grandfather clock.

'I'm Edward. People call me Ted,' I whispered into her ear before lowering my own ear to the top of her head. I heard her speak for the first time.

THIS.IS.MY.HOME.NOW!

And so it was.

'I choose this one,' I told the lady.

COMPANIONS COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES.
COMPANIONSHIP LASTS FOREVER.

Lily and the Octopus is a novel about finding that special someone to share your life with. For Ted Flask, that someone is Lily, and she happens to be a dog. This novel reminds us how to love fiercely, how difficult it can be to let go and how the fight for those we love is the greatest fight of all.

With beautifully evoked universal truths of loss and longing, a hilariously sardonic and not altogether reliable narrator, and one unforgettable hound whose simple passions and inspiring wisdom will break your heart and put it back together again, Lily and the Octopus introduces a dazzling new voice in fiction.

Genres: Contemporary - Animals - Magical Realism - Dogs - LGBT - American Author