Companions come in all shapes and sizes. Companionship lasts forever. LILY AND THE OCTOPUS is a novel about finding that special someone to share your life with. For Ted Flask, that someone is Lily, and she happens to be a dog. This novel reminds us how to love fiercely, how difficult it can be to let go and how the fight for those we love is the greatest fight of all. Companions come in all shapes and sizes.Companionship lasts forever. Ted and Lily -Enjoy long walks.Watch films together.Have been known to share a pizza.Love each other fiercely.Have been inseparable for 12 years. But there is one more twist to come in this tail ...'Intelligently written, finely observed and surprisingly moving, this is a book you'll find hard to put down' GRAEME SIMSION, author of The Rosie Project 'An utterly charming novel' Red 'Singular, spectacular, and touchingly tentacular' Chris Cleave 'Hilarious. Heartbreaking. Weeping buckets. You'll love it' Patrick Ness 'Lily and the Octopus is the dog book you must read this summer ...Reading this heart-wrenching but ultimately breathtaking novel was a very profound experience ...As Lily might say, 'YOU! MUST! READ! THIS! BOOK!' Washington Post 'Will steal your heart' Daily Mail 'Peppered with laughter and heart-tugging moments' Sun