{"product_id":"its-hard-to-be-an-animal-by-robert-isaacs-9781538773284","title":"It's Hard to Be an Animal","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor readers of \u003cem\u003eShark Heart\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHollow Kingdom\u003c\/em\u003e, a funny, magical, and tender debut novel follows a lonely, conflict-averse man whose sudden ability to understand animals sends him on a wild romp around NYC, and ultimately helps him discover his own voice.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStrolling through Central Park on a blind date with the hilarious, irrepressible Molly Bent, Henry Parsons feels hopeful for the first time in years. He's even daring to wonder if he and Molly might have a future together... when a migratory warbler, the sweetest of little birds, tells him to f\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e* off.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA gentle soul, troubled enough by the unkindness of fellow humans, Henry tries to brush the moment aside as a hallucination. But soon he's hearing voices everywhere: dogs mocking their owners, sparrows fat-shaming each other, police horses profiling attendees at a street fair - even a pontificating, misogynistic snake. The man who never speaks up for himself is now besieged by animals who do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen (inevitably) he overhears three rats discussing a corpse in the New York subway, he lets it slip to Molly. She's keen to investigate, and Henry's desperate for a second date, so he follows her nervously into an abandoned tunnel under the West Fourth Street Station. There, sure enough, they find a body... and the murderers find them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCue the most terrifying week of this cautious man's life. Inspiration and courage arrive, unexpectedly, from a pair of feuding betta fish and the neighbour's yapping Pomeranian - whose wisdom will transform both Henry and Molly forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48234924605676,"sku":"9781538773284","price":50.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781538773284-it-s-hard-to-be-an-animal-1.jpg?v=1787811831","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/its-hard-to-be-an-animal-by-robert-isaacs-9781538773284","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}