Una vida de tres perros

When Abigail Thomas' husband, Rich, was hit by a car, her brain shattered. Since then, he often does not remember what he did the previous year, the month, the hour. Her daily life becomes a succession of outbursts, terrors and hallucinations that condemn her to live in a residence. This tragedy, however, will be the starting point of a new life and the search for another happiness for Abigail. Brimming with Thomas's signature wit, humor, and bitingness, this brilliant memoir gives us a story of enormous bravery and great change: her move from Manhattan to the remote town near her husband's new home; the comfort of her family of three dogs and the friendships that are born; and original ways of facing care, guilt and discovering gratitude. They also deal with her relationship with Rich, a man who lives in the eternal present, and the overwhelming poetry of her unusual perceptions. Disparate pieces that, however, Thomas' mastery and her courage in the face of the unexpected manage to fit together in an exquisite, luminous and profound way. Brutal honesty, confessions without fanfare, a messy life, dogs, laughter and sadness with vivid touches of hope and love. A wise, beautiful and generous book, a fascinating and fun story of overcoming that brings us closer to the truth that Abigail discovered in the years after the accident: it is likely that we will not find meaning in the disaster, but, with effort, it is possible to make something radically beautiful and useful from it.