From Lisa Taddeo, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller and global phenomenon Three Women, comes an โintoxicatingโ (Entertainment Weekly), โfearlessโ (Los Angeles Times), and โexplosiveโ (People) novel about โwhat happens when women are pushed beyond the brink, and what comes after the reckoningโ (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 childโthat has haunted her every waking momentโwhile 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.