A lost young woman returns to small-town N ew Hampshire under the strangest of circumstances in this one-of-a-kind no vel of life\, death\, and whatever comes after from the acclaimed author o f \;Rabbit Cake. \;
\nNatural-born healer Emma Star ling once had big plans for her life\, but she&rsquo\;s lost her way. A me d-school dropout\, she&rsquo\;s come back to small-town Everton\, New Hamp shire\, to \;care for her father\, dying from a mysterious brain disea se. Clive Starling has been hallucinating small animals\, as well as visio ns \;of the ghost of a long-dead naturalist\, Ernest Harold Baynes\, o nce \;known for letting wild animals live in his house. This ghost has been giving Clive some ideas on how to spend his final days.
\nEmma arrives home knowing she must face her dad&rsquo\;s illness\, her mom&rsq uo\;s judgement\, and her younger brother&rsquo\;s recent stint in rehab\, but she&rsquo\;s unprepared to find that her former best friend from high \;school is missing\, with no one bothering to look for her. The poli ce say they don&rsquo\;t spend much time looking for drug addicts. Emma&rs quo\;s dad is the only one convinced the young woman might still be alive\ , and Emma is hopeful he could be right. Someone should look for her\, at least. Emma isn't really trying to be a hero - but somehow she and her fat her set in motion just the kind of miracle the town needs.
\nSet aga inst the backdrop of a small town in the throes of a very real opioid cris is\, \;Unlikely Animals \;is a tragicomic novel about fam ilial expectations\, imperfect friendships and the possibility of resurrec ting that which had been thought irrevocably lost.
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