7/4/2023 0 Comments Lily and the octopus review![]() Booklist called it “an exceedingly authentic, keenly insightful, and heartbreakingly poignant tribute to the purity of love between a pet and its human.” The Washington Post labeled it the “must read” dog book of the summer and called reading it a “profound experience. We can tell you that this is a story about that special someone: the one you trust, the one you can’t live without. The magic of this novel is in the read, and we don’t want to spoil it by giving away too many details. Published in June 2016, the book had a spot on many book of the month lists, generated about 20 international editions and was a national bestseller. Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley When you sit down with LILY AND THE OCTOPUS, you will be taken on an unforgettable ride. It is pitched as Life of Pi meets Marley & Me with elements of The Art of Racing in the Rain. Rowley’s heartbreaking but beautiful debut novel is about the relationship between a man and his dachshund Lily, told in a magical realist style that uses an octopus that attaches to Lily to grapple with ideas about illness (a tumor), death and holding on (and letting go) to the pets we love. ![]() Lauren O’Connor and Julie Rapaport will oversee for Amazon Studios. Author Steven Rowley and Rob Weisbach will executive produce. Michael Mitnick ( The Current War, HBO’s Vinyl) is already attached to write the screenplay. ![]() Ted can sense the octopus is a burden for Lily, so he asks her if it hurts. Ted cannot understand how he could not have noticed it before. Amazon Studios has acquired feature film rights to the heartbreaking bestseller Lily and the Octopus. Lily says she does not want to talk about it. ![]()
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