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How do we reckon with our losses? In Animal Bodies Suzanne Roberts explores the link between death and desire and what it means to accept our own animal natures, the parts we most often hide, deny, or consider only with shame-our taboo desires and our grief.

Cómo transitar el duelo por la pérdida de un animal de compañía. Los animales de compañía son una prueba de amor incondicional en nuestra vida. Nos vuelven más pacientes, nos obligan amorosamente a fomentar hábitos saludables y nos enseñan lo valioso que es vivir el presente. Por eso cuando mueren, nos invaden la tristeza y el desconcierto, pues nuestro mundo ha cambiado y el vacío de la casa se nos viene encima. El sufrimiento por la pérdida de una mascota suele ser minimizado o incomprendido por los demás.

Zoë Colville spent years in a fancy hair salon with a long list of clients, living on cigarettes, croissants, and a shoestring. It was everything she'd ever wanted. But when an unexpected and overwhelming loss caused her life to shift unexpectedly, she found herself on a different path. One where the only use for a hairdryer is warming new-born lambs; where the cycle of life on a farm gives new meaning on purpose, and where nature is both a strict teacher and a balm to soothe the pressures of everyday life.

More than 84 million Americans - almost three-fourths of the US population - own a pet, and our society is still learning how to recognize and dignify that relationship with proper mourning rituals. We have only recently allowed the conversation of how to grieve for our nonhuman family members to come front and center. Lost Companions fills a specific, important demand, a massive need in the market for an accessible, meaningful book on pet loss.