*An Instant New York Times Bestseller!*
A memoir of love and loss, of being in the right place at the right
time, and of the mysterious ways a beloved pet can bring people
together, from CBS Sunday Morning News correspondent and
multi-Emmy-Award-winning Martha Teichner.
There are true fairy tales. Stories that exist because
impossible-to-explain coincidences change everything. Except in real
life, not all of them have conventional, happily-ever-after endings.
When Harry Met Minnie is that kind of fairy tale, with the vibrant,
romantic New York City backdrop of its namesake, the movie When Harry
Met Sally, and the bittersweet wisdom of Tuesdays with Morrie.
There's a special camaraderie among early-morning dog walkers. Gathering
at dog runs in the park, or strolling through the farmer's market at
Union Square before the bustling crowd appears, fellow pet owners become
familiar-as do the personalities of their beloved animals. In this
special space and time, a chance encounter with an old acquaintance
changed Martha Teichner's world. As fate would have it, her friend knew
someone who was dying of cancer, from exposure to toxins after 9/11, and
desperate to find a home for her dog, Harry. He was a Bull Terrier--the
same breed as Martha's dear Minnie. Would Martha consider giving Harry a
safe, loving new home?
In short order, boy dog meets girl dog, the fairy tale part of this
story. But there is so much more to this book. After Martha agrees to
meet Harry and his owner Carol, what begins as a transaction involving a
dog becomes a deep and meaningful friendship between two women with
complicated lives and a love of Bull Terriers in common. Through the
heartbreak and grief of Carol's illness, the bond that develops changed
Martha's life, Carol's life, Minnie's life, Harry's life. As it changed
Carol's death as well.
In this rich and touching narrative, Martha considers the ways our
stories are shaped by the people we meet, and the profound love we can
find by opening our hearts to unexpected encounters.
