Animals (novel)

Animals
AuthorEmma Jane Unsworth
PublisherCanongate Books
Publication date
May 1, 2014
AwardJerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize (2015)

Animals is the second novel of British writer Emma Jane Unsworth. The book was published in 2014 by Canongate Books in the U.K. and HarperCollins in the U.S. and Canada.

Set in Manchester, the novel follows best friends Laura and Tyler, codependent alcoholics whose lifestyle comes under scrutiny after Laura becomes engaged to Jim, a pianist and a teetotaler.