{"product_id":"the-memory-of-animals-9780241614822","title":"The Memory of Animals","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A stunning piece of speculative fiction'' \u003ci\u003eThe i\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A haunting novel about love, survival and everything in between ... one to get excited about'' \u003ci\u003eStylist,\u003c\/i\u003e Best Modern Dystopia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut she isn''t here, no one is here. And I have a terror of being alone, in this building, in London, in the world\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNeffy is a young woman running away from grief and guilt, and the one big mistake that has derailed her career. When a debilitating new virus sweeps across the globe, volunteering in a vaccine trial offers her a way to make up for her past. But then, the virus mutates, and the future she had dreamed for herself is gone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the London streets outside the medical unit fall silent, and food begins to run out, Neffy must decide where safety lies. Might she find solace by revisiting her own heady memories of the past? Can she trust the strangers trapped inside with her - despite her growing suspicions? Or is her best chance of a futur\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing her \u003cb\u003eaward-winning novel\u003ci\u003e Unsettled Ground\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003eFuller has returned with a piece of\u003cb\u003e stunning speculative fiction\u003c\/b\u003e * The i *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ehaunting\u003c\/b\u003e novel about love, survival and everything in between ... \u003cb\u003eone to get excited about\u003c\/b\u003e * Stylist, Best Modern Dystopia *\u003cbr\u003eA\u003cb\u003e thought-provoking\u003c\/b\u003e and\u003cb\u003e utterly compelling\u003c\/b\u003e novel from a writer we always look forward to reading * Glamour *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHaunting\u003c\/b\u003e and\u003cb\u003e unsettling\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003emoving \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e thoughtful\u003c\/b\u003e, with\u003cb\u003e horro\u003c\/b\u003er lurking at the edges, this is a\u003cb\u003e subtle\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003e elegant \u003c\/b\u003enovel. Claire Fuller is a \u003cb\u003ehuge talent\u003c\/b\u003e * Lucy Atkins, author of Magpie Lane *\u003cbr\u003eClaire Fuller is \u003cb\u003esuch an interesting and original writer\u003c\/b\u003e and she has produced another literary \u003cb\u003epage-turner\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003cb\u003eCompulsive\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ethoroughly convincing\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eTerrific\u003c\/b\u003e! * Clare Chambers, author of Small Pleasures *\u003cbr\u003eFuller is \u003cb\u003ean excellent writer\u003c\/b\u003e and she \u003cb\u003eneatly conveys boredom as well as dread\u003c\/b\u003e (no mean feat) -- Anthony Cummings * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStunning \u003c\/b\u003e... A\u003cb\u003e page-turning, topical, edge-of-your-seat \u003c\/b\u003estory that\u003cb\u003e resonates with the reader \u003c\/b\u003eon an emotional level, and\u003cb\u003e leaves them thinking about it for a long time afterwards\u003c\/b\u003e * Louise Morrish, author of Operation Moonlight *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003egripping page-turner\u003c\/b\u003e, this apocalyptic tale is given warmth and depth by the portrayal of Neffy, a young woman with a complicated past to which she returns to escape the horrors of the present * Woman and Home *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003etaut\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eatmospheric \u003c\/b\u003eread, an exploration of captivity, sacrifice and survival in a post-apocalyptic world ... Asks \u003cb\u003eimportant, resonant \u003c\/b\u003equestions of life in extremis ... Fuller writes \u003cb\u003ebrilliantly\u003c\/b\u003e ... The\u003cb\u003e superb\u003c\/b\u003e ending ties everything together with a\u003cb\u003e moving, tragic cohesiveness\u003c\/b\u003e * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003eA woman once undone by empathy now finds that it could be her salvation in Claire Fuller's \u003cb\u003estunning\u003c\/b\u003e postapocalyptic novel ... \u003cb\u003eSobering and evocative,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Memory of Animals \u003c\/i\u003eis a novel about \u003cb\u003ewho we choose to be when the lights go out\u003c\/b\u003e * Foreword *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWonderful, sorrowful, haunting, tender, elegiac\u003c\/b\u003e * Barney Norris, author of The Undercurrent *\u003cbr\u003eClaire Fuller is my favourite story-teller. I read \u003ci\u003eThe Memory of Animals\u003c\/i\u003e in one sitting, swept up by the thriller-like pace and the sheer joy of reading a great story. Yet, in the book's aftermath, I was haunted by Neffy's fumbling humanity in the face of loss and fear, and how courage isn't always obvious - even to those who find it. \u003cb\u003eFuller's books come in at the eyes, but they settle right behind the heart. \u003c\/b\u003e * Melanie Finn, author of The Hare *\u003cbr\u003eA\u003cb\u003e riveting \u003c\/b\u003eexploration of\u003cb\u003e agency, allegiance and choice\u003c\/b\u003e * Marie Claire *\u003cbr\u003eFuller's latest work is \u003cb\u003ethought-provoking and unsettling, \u003c\/b\u003eand somehow \u003cb\u003estrikes a further warning note to a world already in crisis\u003c\/b\u003e * Irish Independent *\u003cbr\u003eClaire Fuller is \u003cb\u003ea fascinating writer,\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Memory of Animals\u003c\/i\u003e is further evidence of her powers. Her story is one of survival, but her subject is humanity itself. With\u003cb\u003e immense skill,\u003c\/b\u003e she shines a light on the dark heart of our existence - the beauty and brutality of human behaviour. This is \u003cb\u003ean unforgettable novel\u003c\/b\u003e * Kathleen MacMahon, author of Nothing But Blue Sky *\u003cbr\u003eA story you'll both recognize from our collective recent past, and a \u003cb\u003ethrilling \u003c\/b\u003edeparture from our reality * Good Housekeeping USA, The Best Books of 2023 so far *\u003cbr\u003eFull of jeopardy and strangeness but also laced with Fuller's trademark generosity and compassion. A \u003cb\u003estartling \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003esatisfying\u003c\/b\u003e book * Julie Myerson, author of Nonfiction *\u003cbr\u003eFuller \u003cb\u003eexcels \u003c\/b\u003ein examining the everyday moments at the heart of a life ... A \u003cb\u003ememorable\u003c\/b\u003e meditation on how the human struggle to survive in captivity is not so different than that of our animal kin * Kirkus *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ehaunting\u003c\/b\u003e novel of second chances set in a near-future pandemic ... \u003cb\u003eIntricately structured\u003c\/b\u003e ... The entwined pain and pleasure of memory is at the heart of Neffy's story, as is the hard work of establishing trust and finding forgiveness, particularly for oneself. This is a pandemic novel, yes, but one that \u003cb\u003eradically transcends\u003c\/b\u003e the label * Publishers Weekly, Starred Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrave, unflinching\u003c\/b\u003e and\u003cb\u003e beautiful\u003c\/b\u003e * Beth Underdown, author of The Witchfinder's Sister *\u003cbr\u003eClaire Fuller strikes the \u003cb\u003eperfect \u003c\/b\u003ebalance between\u003cb\u003e beauty \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003emelancholy\u003c\/b\u003e * Clare Mackintosh, author of Hostage *\u003cbr\u003eThe way she writes (with empathy but never sentimentality) \u003cb\u003emoves my heart\u003c\/b\u003e * Elizabeth Day, author of Magpie *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ecreeping\u003c\/b\u003e tale of \u003cb\u003eisolation\u003c\/b\u003e and the \u003cb\u003edangerous allure of memory\u003c\/b\u003e * Liz Earle Wellbeing *\u003cbr\u003e[A] post-Covid\u003cb\u003e psychological thriller \u003c\/b\u003e... takes faintly distubing turns through grimly familiar territory to suggest that what makes us heroic, or not, hinges on \u003cb\u003eunexpected \u003c\/b\u003ethings * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCompelling\u003c\/b\u003e ... 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