Through this lens, we witness Myles’s experiences with intimacy and spirituality, celebrity and politics, alcoholism and recovery, fathers and family history, gender, romance, memory, as well as the fantastical myths we invent to get to the heart of grief. Starting from the emptiness following Rosie’s death, “Afterglow” launches a heartfelt and fabulist investigation into the true nature of the bond between pet and pet-owner. During the course of their sixteen years together, Myles was madly devoted to the dog’s wellbeing, especially in her final days.
In 1990, Myles chose Rosie from a litter on the street, and their connection instantly became central to the writer’s life and work.
Eileen Myles discusses “Afterglow (a dog memoir)”.Ībout the book: “Afterglow (a dog memoir)”, Myles’ first foray into memoir, paints a kaleidoscopic portrait of a beloved confidant: the pit bull called Rosie.
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