THE FRIEND: Sigrid Nunez
THE FRIEND
by Sigrid Nunez
Winner of the 2019 National Book Award
She is a writer. He was her friend and mentor. After he dies, she takes in his grief stricken Great Dane, Apollo. She rescues Apollo—or perhaps he rescues her? Winner of the 2019 National Book Award, Sigrid Nunez has achieved the almost impossible in creating a work that is immensely loving, surprisingly cerebral yet never sentimental. A heart-shaking masterpiece.
- Reviewed by Jaye