The Dogs of BabelPaul Iverson's Life Changes in an instant. He returns home one day to find that his wife, Lexy, has died under strange circumstances. The only witness was their dog, Lorelei, whose anguished barking brought help to the scene-but too late. In the days and weeks that follow, Paul begins to notice strange "clues" in their home: books rearranged on their shelves, a mysterious phone call, and other suggestions that nothing about Lexy's last afternoon was quite what it seemed. Reeling from grief, Paul is determined to decipher this evidence and unlock the mystery of her death. But he can't do it alone; he needs Lorelei's help. A linguist by training, Paul embarks on an impossible endeavor: a series of experiments designed to teach Lorelei to communicate what she knows. Perhaps behind her wise and earnest eyes lies the key to what really happened to the woman he loved. As Paul's investigation leads him in unexpected and even perilous directions, he revisits the pivotal moments of his life with Lexy, the brilliant, enigmatic woman whose sparkling passion for life and dark, troubled past he embraced equally. Written with a quiet elegance and a profound knowledge of love's hidden places, The Dogs of Babel is a novel of astonishing and lasting power-a story of marriage, survival, and devotion that lies too deep for words. |
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... smiled a slow smile that grew until her whole face was lit with it . " I'm go- ing to ask you out on a date , " she said . " Well , " I said . " Well . I'm going to say yes . " And we stood there smiling , with the plate between us ...
... smiled a slow smile that grew until her whole face was lit with it . " I'm go- ing to ask you out on a date , " she said . " Well , " I said . " Well . I'm going to say yes . " And we stood there smiling , with the plate between us ...
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... smiled as we approached her , and she held the basket out toward us . " Please choose your masks , ” she said . I glanced at Lexy , who was watching me and smiling . " You go first , " she said . I leaned forward warily and looked into ...
... smiled as we approached her , and she held the basket out toward us . " Please choose your masks , ” she said . I glanced at Lexy , who was watching me and smiling . " You go first , " she said . I leaned forward warily and looked into ...
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... smiling at me . We didn't part on very good terms , as I think I've mentioned . But it's kind of nice to see her . I realize I haven't spoken to an ac- tual human being in two days . " That would be nice , " she says . Don't worry ...
... smiling at me . We didn't part on very good terms , as I think I've mentioned . But it's kind of nice to see her . I realize I haven't spoken to an ac- tual human being in two days . " That would be nice , " she says . Don't worry ...
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