And a Dog Called Fig Audiobook Libro.fm

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An artists solitude is a sacred space one to be guarded from the chaos of the world where the sparks of inspiration can be kindled into fires of creation But within this quiet also lie loneliness selfdoubt the danger of collapsing too far inward An artist needs a familiar a companion with emotional intelligence innate curiosity an enthusiasm for the world beyond but also the capacity to rest contentedly for many hours What an artist needs Helen Humphreys would say is a dog

And a Dog Called Fig is a memoir of the writing life told through the dogs Humphreys has lived with and loved over a lifetime including Fig her new Vizsla puppy Interspersed are stories of other writers and their own irreplaceable companions Virginia Woolf and Grizzle Gertrude Stein and Basket Thomas Hardy and Wessexwho walked the dining table at dinner parties taking whatever he likedand many more

A love song to the dogs who come into our lives and all that they bringsorrow mayhem reflection joythis is a book about steadfast friendship and loss creativity and craft and the restorative powers of nature Every work of art is different so too is every dog with distinctive needs and lessons And if we let them guide us they will show us many worlds we would otherwise miss