Separate Lifetimes [Paperback]

Irving Townsend (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1986

Now in its third printing, this collection of essays about living with animals, and coping with their loss, is "a joy for any nature or animal lover." (Roger Caras, President, ASPCA).

Product Details

• Paperback: 174 pages
• Publisher: J.N. Townsend Publishing (November 1, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0961742607
• ISBN-13: 978-0961742607
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #210,572 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Required Reading for Animal Lovers, December 4, 2001

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Rebecca B Richardson (Monroe, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Separate Lifetimes (Paperback)

I have been in the veterinary industry for over 15 years. Sadly, we often send condolence cards to owners when their pets pass away. Many years ago I started seeing a particular quote by Irving Townsend on these cards. It read, "We who choose to surround ourselves with lives even more temporary than our own live within a fragile circle, easily and often breached. Unable to accept its awful gaps, we still would live no other way. We cherish memory as the only certain immortality, never fully understanding the necesssary plan." It took over 15 years to stumble across the book that contains this quote, but it was worth the wait. I recommend it from the heart. A truly memorable experience.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Separate Lifetimes, March 15, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Separate Lifetimes (Paperback)

Irving Townsend revisits the lives of some of his favorite animals and the ways they have touched him. Read about Prince, the horse saved from an auction, who blossomed and came into his own; the cat without a name who shared his life for a few months to recover from an injury. These are the characters, but he tells their stories as they affect him. It is his sense of loss that we feel and understand. An excellent book for anyone who has ever loved or lost a pet or companion animal.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding book for all animal lovers, February 28, 2003

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Arlene Millman "chyron24" (Huntington, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Separate Lifetimes (Paperback)

Outstanding book, for anybody who has ever loved and lost a beloved companion animal. Will put a lump in your throat, a tear in your eye, and a feeling of warmth deep within your heart. Arlene Millman, author of BOOMERANG - A MIRACLE TRILOGY (The tale of a remarkable Boston Terrier).