{"product_id":"9781897535011","title":"Animal","description":"In a style reminiscent of Raymond Carver, the stories contained in  'Animal' depict people on the brink of major life change. They stand at crossroads they are often oblivious to; they suck thick air in rooms filled with palpable tension. Leggat's characters often seem captured in a cinematic slo-mo, teetering on the edge of something unknown, heroically resisting the ever-present pull of Fate. It matters little whether the characters take action or refuse to act; life acts for them. The reader is left to wonder: when does \"meaning\" cease to have meaning? Like travelling a mountain highway at night, what's just around the next bend is never known. The stories in  'Animal' never fail to deliver potent surprises.  \"I'm tempted to say it's a slim, distilled masterpiece.\"  Michael Bryson, Underground Book Club  \"These quickly unfolding stories are elliptically drawn, tense with action and dark humour. Leggat is a shape-shifting writer\"  The Globe and Mail  \"This immensely rewarding collection is worth picking up\"  eye weekly  Finalist for the Trillium Book Award","brand":"Anvil Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65440789037405,"sku":null,"price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/3893\/2573\/files\/9781897535011.jpg?v=1789084413","url":"https:\/\/shop.gazellebookservices.co.uk\/products\/9781897535011","provider":"Gazelle Book Services","version":"1.0","type":"link"}