Award-winning author Helen Humphreys tells a beautiful tale in this
brilliant memoir of the writing life as told through the dogs
Humphreys has lived with and loved over a lifetime. An artist's
solitude is a sacred space, one to be guarded and kept apart from
the chaos of the world. But in the artist's quiet there is also
loneliness, self-doubt, the possibility of collapsing too far
inward. What an artist needs is a familiar, a creature perfectly
suited to accompany them on this coveted, difficult journey. They
need a companion with emotional intelligence, innate curiosity,
passion, energy, and an enthusiasm for the world beyond, but also
the capacity to sleep contentedly for many hours. What an artist
needs, Helen Humphreys would say, is a dog. This brilliant
reflection touches on themes of connection, solitude, friendship
and the creative process, and culminating with the arrival of a new
puppy, Fig. A love song to the dogs who come into our lives, and
all that they bring-sorrow, mayhem, meditation, joy-this is a book
about companionship and loss, creativity and the writer's craft,
filled with the beauty of a steadfast canine friend and the
restorative powers of nature. Interspersed are stories of other
writers and their irreplaceable companions: Virginia Woolf and
Grizzle, Gertrude Stein and Basket, Thomas Hardy and Wessex-the dog
who walked the dining table at dinner parties, taking whatever he
liked-and many more. Just as every work of art is different, every
dog is different-with distinctive needs and lessons to offer. If we
let them guide us, they, like art, will show us many worlds we
would otherwise miss.
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