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When Harry Met Minnie

When Harry Met Minnie

An Unexpected Friendship and the Gift of Love Beyond Loss

by Martha Teichner
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Publication Date: 08/02/2022

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This 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

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

''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

There are 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...

Carol, 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.

The 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.

In 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.

ISBN:
9781783254866
9781783254866
Category:
Dogs as pets
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
08-02-2022
Language:
English
Publisher:
Octopus Publishing Group
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
272
Dimensions (mm):
196x124x26mm
Weight:
0.3kg

''When Harry Met Minnie 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, New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castle and Half Broke Horses

''Teichner''s main themes are sure to warm readers in this cold coronavirus winter: the steadfast devotion between dogs and their owners, and the essential role friendship plays in sustaining both humans and their beloved pets ... Teichner has learned that we all have the capacity to create and build new friendships and attachments at whatever age or stage of life. That such rewards are possible is the inspirational lesson for all the characters in - and readers of - this touching saga''
The Washington Post

''When Harry Met Minnie is a tour-de-force of storytelling. Martha Teichner not only charts the course of two remarkable friendships, between two people and two dogs, she invites us to consider our own relationships. The stars that had to align to put someone special in our life. This is a love story, masterful, warm and funny, heartfelt and heartbreaking. I absolutely loved this book''
Louise Penny, New York Times bestselling author of All the Devils Are Here

''When Harry Met Minnie is a story of laughter and tears, of friendship and dogs. It shows us the loyalty and resilience of Bull Terriers?and of two women who love them. A book of generosity and hope for an era badly in need of both''
Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of GOOD BOY: My Life in Seven Dogs

''When Harry Met Minnie belongs on the shelf next to Travels with Charley and Marley and Me. But the unforgettable dogs we meet in these pages don''t just help the people in their lives, they save each other. Martha Teichner has written an extraordinary story filled with love and humor about the transformative power of friendship, among dogs and people, in the thick of life and at its end. I fell in love with Harry, Minnie, their humans, and this marvel of a book''
Will Schwalbe, New York Times bestselling author of The End of Your Life Book Club and Books for Living

Martha Teichner

Martha Teichner has been a correspondent for "CBS Sunday Morning" since December 1993, where she's equally adept at covering major breaking national and international breaking news stories as she is handling in-depth cultural and arts topics. Since joining CBS News in 1977, Teichner has earned multiple national awards for her original reporting, including 10 Emmy Awards and won five James Beard Foundation Awards.

Teichner was also part of the team coverage of the Newtown, Conn., elementary school shooting which earned CBS News a 2014 duPont-Columbia Award. As a Correspondent for CBS News, Teichner has reported on the some of the largest national and international stories of this era, including the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the run-up to the war in Iraq, the death of Princess Diana and the life and death of Nelson Mandela. S

he's interviewed world leaders and other newsmakers, including then-first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton twice for "CBS Sunday Morning" in 1995 and 1997. Now based in New York, Teichner spent more than a dozen years as a foreign correspondent covering major international news. Teichner was twice assigned to the CBS News London bureau (1980-1984, 1989-1994), where she not only covered Britain's royal wedding of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer, but many wars as one of only a handful of female war correspondents.

Teichner covered the Maze Prison Hunger Strike in Northern Ireland, the Lebanon War, the 1st Intifada in 1988 in Israel and the West Bank, and the conflicts associated with the collapse of Yugoslavia (Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia). She reported on the fall of Communism in Central and Eastern Europe and the Romanian revolution. Teichner also spent several weeks in the Bolivian jungle covering undercover operations with the Drug Enforcement Agency. In addition to covering Beirut, Teichner also spent time covering Damascus.

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