![]() ![]() Lily is a dachshund who talks, plays board games, and quotes from the film, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, with scene-grabbing glee: “I too can command the wind, sir! I have a hurricane in me that will strip Spain bare if you dare try me! Let them come with the armies of hell they will not pass,” the little dachshund proclaims, doing her best Cate Blanchett impression in her tiny dachshund voice. Ted rushes to save Lily, to defeat the octopus, to comfort and to care for his friend against all odds, and his quest leads these two brave companions (and an evil octopus) on a journey, a wild sea adventure and a magically realistic contemplation of aging, illness, and loss.Įlements of Steven Rowley’s semi-autobiographical fantasy are both strange and immediately recognizable. ![]() What follows this revelation is a pop culture infused examination of love and friendship, not just between a man and his best friend but also the true, pure, and perfect love that exists only between a dog and her special red ball. ![]() This is a mean octopus, full of snark and spite. ![]() One day, while arguing about cute guys with his dog Lily, Ted Flask notices that Lily has an octopus sitting on her head “like a birthday hat." This is not a nice octopus. ![]()
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