I Thought You Were Dead
Books / Hardcover
ISBN: 1565125975 / Publisher: Algonquin Books, April 2010
As Paul Gustavson's life falls apart he is anchored by Stella, an adoring dog who listens to his every complaint.
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For Paul Gustavson, life is a succession of obstacles, a minefield of mistakes to stumble through. His wife has left him, his father has suffered a stroke, his girlfriend is dating another man, he has impotency issues, and his overachieving brother invested his parents’ money in stocks that tanked. Still, Paul has his friends at Bay State bar, a steady line of cocktails, and Stella. Stella is Paul’s dog. She listens with compassion to all his complaints about the injustices of life and gives him better counsel than any human could. Their relationship is at the heart of this poignantly funny and deeply moving story about a man trying to fix his past in order to save his future.
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