A THREE DOG LIFE: Abigail Thomas: Harcourt Press: 2006: Biography: 182 pagesAbigail Thomas has written a captivating memoir about the years she spent dealing with the aftermath of an accident that left her husband mentally disabled. One night he takes their dog out for a walk and is hit by a car as he runs to rescue the dog from traffic. After the accident Thomas gradually comes to realize that while her husband is recuperating physically, mentally he will never be well again. Her humor and three dogs help her to cope with her husband’s incoherent confusion and paranoia. What comes through is her desire to remember and honor their life before the accident. She continues to deal with the daily reality of who he currently is, and the realization that she is alone, and that they will never be together again. This book could have been a maudlin wallow but instead is an uplifting and darkly humorous look at the journey of a middle-aged woman learning to rely on herself again.
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