I just finished reading a delightful book which I thought would bring me back to grief. I read all the reviews and picked up the story line ahead of time to realize the main character loses his wife to cancer. I hate stories about men who lose wives to anything disease. That is how I lost my first wife and am now losing my second. The idea of awakening grief within my body made me cringe. Yet, after beginning to read I fell in love with this story. Yes there was grief, love, suspense, and excitement, all of the elements of fiction that make a story interesting. The most unlikely character is the dog. The central character’s dog Enzo tells the story from beginning to end. The ending is sad but beautiful. You will not go wrong reading The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein.
Five stars squared.
Filed under: Book Review, family, grief | Tagged: Auto racing, Cancer, Dogs, love |
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