A Real Animal: A Novel vendor_Laura Grice and to Rin herself

and to Rin herself

and every waking moment is spent hiding her despair from Steve and their ever-watchful neighbors

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upon graduating

A Real Animal: A Novel vendor_Laura Grice and to Rin herselfIn this unforgettable debut, a moment of metaphysical transformation launches a womans beautiful and terrifying journey through her twenties, through loneliness and complicated love that takes her from the depths of the Pacific Ocean to the plains of Texas A Real Animal follows Lucy through the decade dividing college and real adulthood, as she navigates three distinct romantic relationships, reckons with the false promise of family intimacy, and