Unlikely Animals Summary
Annie Hartnett

Unlikely Animals Overview

Unlikely Animals is a humorous work of psychological fiction narrated from the first-person point of view. The protagonist, Emma Starling, returns to her hometown of Everton to grapple with the impending death of her father and the loss of her childhood friend, Crystal Nash. Her struggle to understand herself through these close relationships sets an example for the Starling family and the town as a whole, and positions her as a natural born healer. Unlikely Animals explores the nature of the opioid crisis while developing the themes of familial expectations, flawed friendships, and the nature of life after death.