{"product_id":"9781783253036-when-harry-met-minnie","title":"When Harry Met Minnie","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn unexpected friendship and the gift of love beyond loss. \"I decided to write this book, because I didn't want to stop living the story of what happened when Harry met Minnie. I didn't want to forget any of it, even the sad parts. This story of unexpected friendship, of love, was a wonderful gift, and in the end, it made me and Minnie happy.\" - Martha Teichner. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A beautiful book.\" -  Jo Good, BBC Radio London\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWhen Harry Met Minnie\u003c\/i\u003e made me cry and made me dance with joy. It's an exquisite tale about heartbreak and healing, critters and humans, and the little miracles life hands us when we need them the most.\" - Jeannette Walls, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Castle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHalf Broke Horses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere \u003ci\u003eare\u003c\/i\u003e  true fairy tales. Stories that exist because impossible-to-explain  coincidences change everything. Except in real life, not all of them  have conventional, happily-ever-after endings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Manhattan tale of laughter and tears charts the Nora Ephron-esque love story between two \"complicated\" dogs, Harry and Minnie, and the gift of unexpected friendship they gave to their owners, Carol and Martha.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarol, who is dying of cancer caused by the toxic pollution in New York in the aftermath of 9\/11, needs someone to take care of Harry, who is a 'great listener but does have a problem with large dogs. He is great with smaller dogs. If he sees a hose he will destroy it to protect you. He will figure out ways to let you know exactly how he feels'. When Martha has a chance encounter with Carol's friend, he can't help but notice Minnie, 'oh those chunky little legs', and so the matchmaking begins. After a disastrous first meeting, when Minnie doesn't appear to think much of Harry (who is super keen), things improve and soon they are inseparable. As Carol's illness progresses, so a new friendship and community blossoms, Carol's Club.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe bonds that grew changed Martha's life, Carol's life, Minnie's life and Harry's life. And they changed Carol's death as well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this  rich and touching narrative, Martha considers the ways our stories are  shaped by the people we meet, and the profound love we can find by  opening our hearts to unexpected encounters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34098956796001,"sku":"9781783253036","price":11.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/02d1b1772d5ec24fda2da09bd50bfe13.png?v=1680154587","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781783253036-when-harry-met-minnie","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}