From Lisa Taddeo, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller and global phenomenon Three Women, comes an âintoxicatingâ (Entertainment Weekly), âfearlessâ (Los Angeles Times), and âexplosiveâ (People) novel about âwhat happens when women are pushed beyond the brink, and what comes after the reckoningâ (Esquire).
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 childâthat has haunted her every waking momentâwhile 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.