“Why did I think we would be together forever? Lily never made that promise. Dogs don’t live as long as people. In my head, I knew this. But to think that there would come a day when we would part was to take the joy out of a day we had together,” says Ted, the story’s protagonist. This is not a maudlin story,
“We knew we had some-
thing magical on our hands,” said Karyn Marcus, the editor at Simon & Schuster who first read Lily and the Octopus. Steven’s success is not an
Steven Rowley and his
but one that is colorful, imagi- native full of love and vulner- ability. It is heartbreaking, in that life happens no matter how strong our love is for some- one, or how fierce we are in our battle to save them. Lily and the Octopus is a story of hope; about learning how to let go and move on, without ever forgetting. Lily was the author’s dog with whom he lived and loved for 12 years. About the author:
After Steven’s real dog Lily died, he began writing the book, completing it in just one hundred days. Simon & Schuster picked up the publishing rights after just 48 hours of negotiation.
boyfriend live with their one-eyed rescue dog, Tilda, who is about seven or eight. She had been previously abused.
overnight sensation. He has been working at his craft for 15 years, first writing screenplays. He sold one and optioned two others, but nothing became of them. He has written two pre- vious novels, neither of which
ever saw the light of day, as he puts it. Stay tuned for more information on the
movie. Creative Artists Agency is marketing the film rights.
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“Don’t you have any favorite memories, Lily?” Ted asks her. “All of my memories are my favorite memories,” Lily answers. “Even the bad ones?” Ted asks again. “Dogs don’t remember bad memories,” answers Lily.
–from Lily and the Octopus, a novel by Steven Rowley, published by Simon & Schuster.
Note from the editor:
I’m holding the book, Lily and the Octopus, flipping through pages I’ve bookmarked after reading; checking my notes to write a review. For the umpteenth time over the last several weeks, my eyes have filled with tears. Picking up the book, today, reminded me that it’s been less than a month since our dear Chloe died in my arms. She lived with us for a full, beautiful, wonderful, happy, love-filled 18 years. I finished reading Lily and the Octopus two months prior to Chloe’s sudden death. Losing a dog is never, ever easy. Reading this book helps acknowledge that as dog lovers, we are not alone in our profound feelings we have for them, nor are we crazy for wanting our dogs to live forever. And,
no...there is nothing wrong with you. It’s okay to grieve. Grieve as big as you loved her.
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