Name: When Harry Met Minnie
ISBN: 9781783253036

MARTHA. TEICHNER

There are true fairy tales, once-upon-a-time stories that exist because of impossible-to-explain, coincidental happenings which change everything. Except in real life, not all of them have conventional, happy-ever-after endings... This Manhattan memoir charts the friendship that world-famous journalist Martha Teichner developed with a mutual acquaintance with a fascinating and complex history, and how their two pet dogs embarked on a Nora Ephron-esque love story. Simultaneously funny and heart-breaking, When Harry Met Minnie explores finding connection in the city and the importance of the embrace of friendship and love and generosity.

When Harry Met Minnie

Martha Teichner

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 Union Square Farmer’s Market 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 radiation exposure 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.

A True Story of Love and Friendship

Cindy Lieberman

For dog lovers. For those who love New York and those who want to understand it better. For those who believe there are no coincidences and those who think everything happens for a reason. This is a love story about the dogs and, often through them, the people who make a difference in our lives. A funny, poignant, and satisfying true tale of Harry and Minnie, bull terriers, and the people who loved them.

When Harry Met Minnie

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