Everybody Died, So I Got a Dog: 'Will make you laugh, cry and stroke your dog (or any dog)' ―Sarah Millican

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Time viewers call the BBC drama 'one of the hardest watches in recent times' as fans break down in tears at the ending after binge watching second series I was “just” browsing in the bookstore when the title caught my eye (wasn’t expecting to find anything, tbh). The story caught me completely off guard as I did not expect to experience the rollercoaster of emotions that I did while reading. I never thought I’d read something where somebody *got* it. Where somebody knew that there was no ‘getting over it’ and getting better. That there would always be bad days and good days and sad days and happy days. That there was a long and painful road towards accepting it but never getting over it, never forgetting or brushing it aside or being magically healed from the grief and trauma.

Grief encounters: Everybody Died, So I Got A Dog with Emily Grief encounters: Everybody Died, So I Got A Dog with Emily

Rate novels about family and friendship and get recommendations for your next great read. Help us complete the largest ever survey of English novels Writer and broadcaster Emily Dean had longed for a dog from childhood, but becoming a ‘dog family’ was never on the cards. After her sister died, followed by both her parents, Emily encountered a period of great change and self-discovery, resulting in a decision to write her own story, and welcome four paws into her lifeDamian Lewis wears aquirky ensemble as he cosies up to girlfriend Alison Mosshart at Haunted House Halloween bash It was tough and I felt very lonely,” she continues. “I also felt with my sister, that she was my witness, and my witness had died. There are things about my childhood that no one else would understand.”

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They have routines, their houses are tidy, they budget ‘for phone bills, insurance policies and food for the freezer’. And with their dog, ‘the whole family would settle down to watch David Attenborough’s Life On Earth before bedtime’.Rachael formed the perfect ‘dog family’ with two children and a treasured half-pug, half-chihuahua called Giggle.Emily was the glamorous auntie, a journalist with a hectic social life who never felt ready enough to look after anything.Dogs meant commitment and constancy –two things that eluded her. Tyler Christopher's tragic life: General Hospital star who was married to Eva Longoria admitted he 'flatlined' three times in the grips of alcohol addiction... before his death at 50 Emilia Clarke reveals what her true fears were after suffering a brain haemorrhage: 'I wasn't afraid of dying. I was afraid of being fired!' Sharon Osbourne, 71, strips off to copy Bianca Censori's topless cushion look for Halloween... and Ozzy transforms into Kanye West

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Could this vegan collagen supplement be the secret to your best skin ever? These real women are loving the results - so could it work for you? This book was an incredible, raw, emotional and open insight into the author’s life. It examines the messiness of families, the roles we play (and assume) and so much more. There is wisdom contained in this book that we can all benefit from, dog lover/dog owner/dog family/dog hater alike. She smiles and I sense she is trying to make the conversation easier for those listening. “I referred to it as the Game of Thrones finale – it was that episode. Everyone experiences bereavement, it happens to all of us, but I got mine all in one episode, and I could have done with it being spread out throughout the series.”