{"product_id":"leave-the-dogs-at-home-a-memoir-9780253017192","title":"Leave the Dogs at Home: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClaire and Jim were friends, lovers, and sometimes enemies for 27 years. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn order to get health insurance, they finally married, calling their anniversary the It Means Absolutely Nothing day. Then Jim was diagnosed with cancer. With ever-decreasing odds of survival, punctuated by arcs of false hope, Jim's deteriorating health altered their well-established independence as they became caregiver and patient, sharing intimacy as close as their own breaths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA year and a half into their marriage, Jim died from lung\/brain cancer. Sustained by good dogs and gardening through the two years of madness that followed, Claire soldiered through home repairs, career disasters, genealogy quests, and dating for seniors trying to build a better life on the debris of her old one. \u003ci\u003eLeave the Dogs at Home\u003c\/i\u003e maps and plays with the stages of grief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDelightfully confessional, it challenges persistent, yet outdated, societal norms about relationships, and finds relief in whimsy, pop culture, and renewed spirituality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Claire S. Arbogast\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Break Away Book Club Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780253017192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClaire Arbogast is a graduate of Indiana University. She garden walks with dogs and writes in Bloomington, Indiana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis item is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNot Returnable\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Break Away Book Club Edition","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39943774863475,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_a121522f-d66e-485b-8961-fee54187b6e4.jpg?v=1648215196","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/leave-the-dogs-at-home-a-memoir-9780253017192","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}