Winter Animals: ‘Remarkable – think THE SECRET HISTORY written by Raven Leilani’ Jenny Mustard

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Ashani Lewis Priscilla Layne

Winter Animals

‘Remarkable – think THE SECRET HISTORY written by Raven Leilani’ Jenny Mustard

Ashani Lewis, Priscilla Layne

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Dialogue Books
29 April 2025

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Romance

'Excellent . . . Ashani Lewis is superbly talented.' Katherine Rundell

'Thoughtful, intelligent and beautifully written . . . Lewis is definitely a new talent to watch.' Marie Claire, ""Best Books of 2024""

Be one of the first to discover this award-winning writer's decadent and addictive debut, a must-read for fans of The Secret History and The Guest

In one of America's Happiest Cities, thirty-eight-year-old Elen is trapped under the shadow of the snow-capped Cascade Mountains. Her husband has left her. Her belongings are in the boot of her car. Her days are filled mostly with silence and drinking. When she meets four English teenagers in an empty bar, she is enamoured.

Luka, Clover, George and Lyn are wealthy squatters, drifting between ski resorts and breaking into empty AirBnBs. When they bring Elen into their fold - and into their messy, entangled relationships - she senses a violent secret that fuels the four's never-ending disappearing act.

Dazzling, cultish and intensely committed to creating their own utopia, they force Elen to ruminate on the irresistible pull of bright young things.

She doesn't understand what they want from her, but how can she leave when she has nowhere else to go?

A dark meditation on the dangers and seductive power of youthful idealism, and the slippages between friendship and love, Winter Animals is an extraordinary debut examining freedom, friendship, desire and excess.

'A dreamlike, piercing examination of privilege, youth and freedom.' Cecile Pin, author of Wandering Souls

'Atmospheric as hell, beautiful, and delightfully intelligent . . . Think The Secret History written by Raven Leilani.' Jenny Mustard, author of Okay Days

By: Ashani Lewis
Translated by: Priscilla Layne
Imprint: Dialogue Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9780349703312
ISBN 10: 0349703310
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 29 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ashani Lewis is a novelist and short story writer. She was a winner of the London Writers Awards 2021 in their literary fiction category. Her books Winter Animals and Everest were both listed in Marie Claire's Best Books of 2024, and Everest was shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize.

Reviews for Winter Animals: ‘Remarkable – think THE SECRET HISTORY written by Raven Leilani’ Jenny Mustard

"Excellent . . . Ashani Lewis is superbly talented. -- Katherine Rundell A remarkable novel: atmospheric as hell, beautiful, and delightfully intelligent. Its unique sentences sparkle with energy. Think The Secret History written by Raven Leilani. I devoured it and am left wanting more, Ashani Lewis is a rare talent! -- Jenny Mustard, author of OKAY DAYS Thoughtful, intelligent and beautifully written . . . Lewis is definitely a new talent to watch. -- ""Best Books of 2024"" * Marie Claire * A talented writer . . . Winter Animals is a dreamlike, piercing examination of privilege, youth and freedom. -- Cecile Pin, author of WANDERING SOULS Beautiful writing * Financial Times, Best New Debuts * A glittering, dark-edged tale of snow, hedonism, passion, friendship and squatting that explores what happens when a group of rich kids attempt to live out their questionable utopian ideals. Exhilarating and fabulous, I raced through it. -- Priscilla Morris, author of BLACK BUTTERFLIES Compelling * The Irish Times *"