Overview
An animalās love is deep, uncomplicated, unconditional, and forgiving. āAffection without ambivalenceā is how Sigmund Freud described the connection. āNo matter how awful the day, or how awful I am behaving at any given moment, George doesnāt care,ā writes journalist John Dickerson. āHe finds me smoldering in my chair and dashes to my lap.ā Our lives are intricately intertwined with our pets, and together, over time, we establish rituals that are as steady as a metronome. Itās no wonder the grief is crushing when they departāeven those whoāve had time to prepare describe feeling stunned, devastated, and cracked in two.
āWe were a bit broken up over the death of our black Persian cat,ā crime novelist Raymond Chandler confessed. āWhen I say a bit broken up, I am being conventional. For us it was a tragedy.ā Nobel Prizeāwinning author V. S. Naipaul described the experience as ācalamitous,ā and writer May Sarton called it a āvolcanic eruption of woe.ā Poet Emily Dickinson was so bereft she asked for help: āCarlo died,ā she announced in a letter to her friend Thomas Wentworth Higginson in 1866. āWould you instruct me now?ā
The Book of Pet Love and Loss is a collection of quotationsāpoignant thoughts and memories discovered in letters, journals, diaries, memoirs, and other original sourcesāfrom beloved cultural figures who understood this singular experience so deeply, they felt compelled to write about it. This book dignifies the profound connection we share with our animal companions, but it also provides solace as mourners document their heartache over the loss of their cats, dogs, rabbits, birds, and other animalsāeven, in the case of Pablo Neruda, a mongoose. Their comforting and wise words are what every animal lover needs on this journey of heartbreak and healing.
This book title, The Book of Pet Love and Loss (Words of Comfort and Wisdom from Remarkable People), ISBN: 9781982134310, by Sara Bader, published by Simon & Schuster (June 13, 2023) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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