Rose Howard has Asperger’s syndrome, and an obsession with homonyms (even her name is a homonym). She gave her dog Rain a name with two homonyms (Reign, Rein), which, according to Rose’s rules of homonyms, is very special. Rain was a lost dog Rose’s father brought home. Rose and Rain are practically inseparable. And they are often home alone, as Rose’s father spends most evenings at a bar, and doesn’t have much patience for his special-needs daughter… Read more.
Trigger and Content Warnings
- Parental abandonment recounted
- Alcohol consumption & abuse
- Smoking mentioned
- Physical injury, including a broken arm
- Death of a mother from a heart attack mentioned
- Hurricane
- Animal abuse
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