The octopus has three hearts : short stories / Rachel Rose.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rose, Rachel, 1970- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animals--Fiction.

Animals.

Human-animal relationships--Fiction.

Human-animal relationships.

Interpersonal relations--Fiction.

Interpersonal relations.

Genre:

Fiction.

Short stories.0.

Short stories.

Physical Description:

261 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Madeira Park, BC : Douglas & McIntyre, [2021]

Summary:

"To the outside world, Roxanne seems terribly lonely: her husband Earl has passed away, and her daughter Linda was murdered. What people don't understand is that Earl and Linda are still keeping Roxanne company, reincarnated in the forms of a wiener dog and standard poodle. But this relationship--not idyllic, it's true, but at least relatively harmonious--is disrupted when Roxanne accidentally hits a pit bull with her car. On the precipice of having the dog put down, she recognizes the eyes of her daughter's killer, Helmut. Should she choose retribution, or forgiveness? This is the highly original set-up of "You're Home Now," the opening story in Rachel Rose's debut work of fiction. These are clever, engaging stories with a compelling link: the characters, generally living on the fringes of society for some reason or another, all have better relationships with animals than with other humans. There's a diverse range of creatures, with stories featuring a parrot, an octopus, rats, a chameleon, a pig (Francis Bacon), deer and bats, as well as the more traditional dogs and a pair of kittens named Yin and Yang. The stories in The Octopus Has Three Hearts combine vivid characters and original premises with Rose's trademark combination of whimsy and irony to explore universal elements of the human condition, from parenthood to sexuality, identity to fidelity. It is a collection that will appeal to animal lovers, readers of literary fiction and anyone looking for their place to belong."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Of rats and men

You're home now

Troll

Warhol

Revolting beasts and those who love them

The glass eye

Jericho

Porco Dio

Wings on pigs

The octopus has three hearts

Karma

Will you accept the charges?

A toss through time

White-nose syndrome.

Other Format:

Online version: Rose, Rachel, 1970- Octopus has three hearts.

ISBN:

9781771622882

1771622881

OCLC:

1227096731

Publisher Number:

99988924164