Human, Animal

A deeply moving debut about a single family’s struggle to find connection in a rapidly changing world, Human, Animal is an ode to the wild, a journey of self-discovery and a hopeful path to common ground. The story follows dairy farmer George Calvert as he fights to keep the family business afloat, while resisting changes surrounding his ailing mother and his troubled relationship with his youngest son, Tom. Newly returned from university, Tom isolates himself and hides the truth of his burgeoning identity. When animal rights activists break into the cowshed and Tom sides with the protesters, father and son clash. As the Calverts unravel, a decades-old secret surfaces that could either tear them apart completely or bring them together.

The narrative unfolds across 320 pages in paperback, published by Verve Books.

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• Debut novel about one family's struggle in a changing world
• Set on a dairy farm and a strained father–son bond
• Tom returns from university guarding his emerging identity
• Animal rights activists breach the cowshed, triggering conflict
• A decades-old secret threatens to divide or unite them
• A hopeful journey toward common ground and self-discovery