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Animal

The ‘compulsive’ (Guardian) new novel from the author of THREE WOMEN
By Lisa Taddeo
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Animal by Lisa Taddeo delves into the life of Joan, a woman who flees to Los Angeles seeking refuge and answers following a traumatic event. As she confronts her past, the novel explores themes of female rage and survival in a world where the boundaries between predator and prey blur. This intense and gripping narrative examines the complexities of female desire and power.
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You might enjoy this gripping narrative if you're intrigued by complex, raw, and powerful explorations of trauma, desire, and the darker facets of personal experience. This book delves into the intense journey of a woman confronting her past and seeking vengeance, offering a deep dive into human emotions and resilience.

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Joan is an unforgettable anti-heroine. I don't think I'll ever stop thinking about her – ELIZABETH DAY

So insanely good and true and twisted it’ll make your teeth sweat – OLIVIA WILDE

One of my favourite writers of all time – DUA LIPA

Like a series of grenades exploding – MARIAN KEYES

I drove myself out of New York City where a man shot himself in front of me. He was a gluttonous man and when his blood came out it looked like the blood of a pig.

That’s a cruel thing to think, I know. He did it in a restaurant where I was having dinner with another man, another married man.

Do you see how this is going? But I wasn’t always that way.

I am depraved. I hope you like me.

A FINALIST FOR THE MCKITTERICK PRIZE 2022

A 2021 Highlight for: Guardian - Sunday Express - Independent - New Statesman - Evening Standard - Cosmopolitan - Red - Grazia - Daily Mail - Daily Express - The Week - Irish Times - i - The Sun

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Animal by Lisa Taddeo is praised for its striking prose and dark, intense narrative. Critics highlight the novel's exploration of themes like sexual violence and female rage, noting its similarity to powerful contemporary works on empowerment and consent. The protagonist, Joan, is described as a compelling antiheroine, whose raw and visceral journey is both shocking and absorbing. Taddeo's ability to delve into the interior lives of women with honesty and intensity is highly commended, making it a bold and unforgettable read.

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ISBN: 9781526630957

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 March 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 280g

Pages: 400

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About the Author

Lisa Taddeo is the author of Three Women, which she is currently adapting for a television series with Showtime. Three Women was both a Sunday Times and New York Times number one bestseller, the most-picked book of the year in the UK in 2019, the British Book Awards Narrative Non-Fiction Book of the Year and the Foyles Non-Fiction Book of the Year. She is a columnist for the Sunday Times Style magazine and has contributed to the Sunday Times, New York magazine, Esquire, Elle, Glamour and many other publications. She is one of a select few authors to have published both fiction and non-fiction in Playboy, alongside Margaret Atwood, Vladimir Nabokov, Kingsley Amis and Norman Mailer, and she is also working on television projects with Netflix and Annapurna Pictures. She lives with her husband and daughter in New England.

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