Cherished

Because &quote;grieving for an animal can be a pretty lonely place,&quote; Barbara Abercrombie created this joyful and poignant, funny and smart collection of commiseration. Readers meet the cat who liked to fish tampon tubes out of the trash and then appear &quote;jauntily holding one in his mouth as if smoking a cigarette,&quote; the dog who demanded down pillows, and even a coyote who became part of the family. The sometimes surprising things animals add to a household - and how their loss reverberates - are highlighted, and because these are such fine writers, each essay also reveals larger truths about life. Whether the reader is grieving a loss, cherishing a current companion, or simply relishing a tale well told, the message is clear: it is better to have loved and lost...