A three dog life

A three dog life by Abigail Thomas

A Three Dog Life by Abigail Thomas

“Australian Aborigines slept with their dogs for warm on cold nights, the coldest being a – three dog night”.

This is a small satisfying book. Abigail Thomas’s husband takes the dog out for a walk. He is hit by a car. His brain is shattered. Her life is shattered. It takes three dogs to help her find her way. The dogs are warmth, distraction and companionship as she finds her own way to her new and different relationship with a husband who lives only in the present moment, suffers frustration and rage and must now live in an institution. This is really a story about Abigail’s journey and acceptance.

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Eliza