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A three dog life / Abigail Thomas.

Thomas, Abigail. (Author).

Summary:

When Abigail Thomas's husband, Rich, was hit by a car, his brain shattered. Subject to rages, terrors, and hallucinations, he has to live the rest of his life in an institution. He has no memory of what he the hour, the day, the year before. This tragedy is the ground on which Abigail has to build a new life. How she built that life is a story of great courage and great chnage, of moving to a small country town, of a new family composed of three dogs, knitting, and friendship, of facing down guilt and discovering gratitude. Is is also about her relationship with Rich, a man who lives in the eternal present, and the eerie poetry of his often uncanny perceptions. This wise, plainspoken, beautiful book enacts the truth abigail discovered in the five years since the accident: You might not find meaning in disaster, but you might, with effort, make something useful of it.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0151012113
  • ISBN: 9780151012114
  • Physical Description: 182 pages ; 20 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: Orlando : Harcourt, Inc., [2006]
Subject:
Thomas, Abigail.
Authors, American > 20th century > Biography.
Brain damage.
Man-woman relationships.
Genre:
Autobiographies.

Available copies

  • 22 of 23 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)

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  • 0 current holds with 23 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Jacksonville Main Library BIO THOMAS (Text) 36015000614350 Adult Biography Available -
Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library B THOMAS (Text) 39493105542767 Adult Biography Available -
Canton Library B Thomas (Text) 33115006334640 Adult Biography Available -
Cleveland County Main Library B THOMAS (Text) 22281500086528 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Columbus Library B THOMAS C. 2 (Text) 31250200040393 Adult Biography Available -
East Asheville Library B THOMAS (Text) 0020506954435 Adult Biography Checked out 08/25/2026
Enka-Candler Library B THOMAS (Text) 0020506954427 Adult Biography Available -
Forsyth Central B Thomas, Abigail (Text) 0112515001322 Adult Biography Available -
Henderson Main Branch THOMAS (Text) 33258005532119 Adult Biography Available -
Jackson County Public Library B THOMAS (Text) 39493105577854 Adult Nonfiction Available -