Lisa Taddeo illustrates one woman's exhilarating transformation from prey into predator in Animal, the “ferociously beautiful” (Library Journal) debut novel from the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller and international phenomenon Three Women, named to more than thirty best-of-the-year lists and hailed as “a dazzling achievement” (Los Angeles Times) and “a heartbreaking, gripping, astonishing masterpiece” (Esquire).
I am depraved. I hope you like me.
Joan has spent a lifetime enduring the cruelties of men. But when one of them commits a shocking act of violence in front of her, she flees New York City in search of Alice, the only person alive who can help her make sense of her past. In the sweltering hills above Los Angeles, Joan unravels the horrific event she witnessed as a child—that has haunted her every waking moment—while forging the power to finally strike back.
Animal is a depiction of female rage at its rawest, and a visceral exploration of the fallout from a male-dominated society.
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“Taddeo creates impressive suspense…A provocative novel of sex, love, and rage for readers drawn to psychologically rich, feminist literary fiction.”
— Booklist
“Propulsive, erotic, emotional…Joan is almost impossible to look away from on every page.”
— Kirkus Reviews“Fearless, sexy, brutal, and just forensically observed.”
— Jojo Moyes, New York Times bestselling authorBe the first to write a review about this audiobook!
Lisa Taddeo is the author of the New York Times bestseller Three Women, which was shortlisted for the Foyles Book of the Year Award. She has contributed to New York magazine, Esquire, Elle, Glamour, and many other publications. Her nonfiction has been included in the Best American Sports Writing and Best American Political Writing anthologies, and her short stories have won two Pushcart Prizes.