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An Unnecessary WomanWinner of the California Book Award Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist for the National Book Award "Beautiful and absorbing." New York Times An Unnecessary Woman is a breathtaking portrait of one reclusive woman's late life crisis, which garnered a wave of rave reviews and love letters to Alameddine's cranky yet charming septuagenarian protagonist, Aaliya, a character you "can't help but love" (NPR). Aaliya's insightful
Winner of the California Book Award Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist for the National Book Award "Beautiful and absorbing."--New York Times An Unnecessary Woman is a breathtaking portrait of one reclusive woman's late-life crisis, which garnered a wave of rave reviews and love letters to Alameddine's cranky yet charming septuagenarian protagonist, Aaliya, a character you "can't help but love" (NPR). Aaliya's insightful musings on literature, philosophy, and art are invaded by memories of the Lebanese Civil War and her volatile past. As she tries to overcome her aging body and spontaneous emotional upwellings, Aaliya is faced with an unthinkable disaster that threatens to shatter the little life she has left. Here, the gifted Rabih Alameddine has given us a nuanced rendering of one woman's life in the Middle East and an enduring ode to literature and its power to define who we are. "A paean to the transformative power of reading, to the intellectual asylum from one's circumstances found in the life of the mind."--LA Review of Books " The novel] throbs with energy... Aaliya's] inventive way with words gives unfailing pleasure, no matter how dark the events she describes, how painful the emotions she reveals."--Washington PostBinding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: 11/11/2014
ISBN: 9780802122940
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d
Award: National Book Critics Circle Award - Finalist
Review Citations: People Weekly 12/08/2014 pg. 48
New York Times Book Review 06/21/2015 pg. 24
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★★★★★ 5
Its amazing
My dog calms down when I put her plush toy near her; when I hear the sound of its heartbeat, I know she's very still.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2026
★★★★★ 2
Dogs can open zipper and pull out all the stuffing easily
Not great for a chewer. My 15 week puppy unzipped it and pulled all of the stuffing out. The stuffing is just loose once you unzip it, there isnt a cloth pocket for the battery pack. She also ate the rectangle hand hold part of the zipper. Really sad this didn't work out. I do feel like it helped her settle a little but just wasn't safe for her.
Other than that, it appeared as pictured and worked properly. Also worth noting, the heart beat is LOUD when you put batteries in. I don't know if it calms over time but it was kind of intense.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2025
★★★★★ 3
Zipper is a problem
The first set we received the zipper separated. They were quickly replaced. The zipper tab is very large and our puppy is able to pull it down and pull out all the stuffing. Otherwise it worked to help comfort her until she found the zipper.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Lifesaver
Perfect for neonatal puppies and kittens
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Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2025
★★★★★ 4
Cute
Neonate puppies and kittens like them
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Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2024