We Are Animals

Tim Ewins

’The feel-good story we all need right now’ Popsugar

A cow looks out to sea, dreaming of a life that involves grass.

Jan is also looking out to sea. He’s in Goa, dreaming of the thief who stole his heart (and his passport) forty-six years ago. Back then, fate kept bringing them together, but lately it seems to have given up.

Jan has not. In his long search he has travelled the world, tangling with murderers and pick-pockets and accidentally holding a whole Russian town at imaginary gunpoint. Now he thinks if he waits and does nothing, fate may find it easier to reunite them – if only he can shake off an annoying teenager who won’t go away. But perhaps an annoying teenager is exactly what Jan needs to help him find his old flame.

Also featuring a menagerie of creatures, each with its own story to tell, We Are Animals is a comic Homeric odyssey with shades of Jonas Jonasson’s Hundred-Year-Old Man. A quirky, heart-warming tale of lost love, unlikely friendships and the mysteries of fate, it moves and delights in equal measure.

‘A warm, funny and really original story about chance meetings, unlikely friendships and love lost and found. Beautifully written, it’s been one of my favourite books of 2020’ Frances Quinn

‘Spanning 60 years and 10 different countries, Tim Ewins’ adventurous tale elegantly combines elements of romance, thriller and comedy while exploring long-lost loves and moving friendships’ Woman’s Own

‘Wonderful. A funny, heartwarming and craftily clever book’ Matson Taylor

‘A humorous read, packed with colourful characters and imagery and enabling you to experience the places through the eyes of humans and animals alike’ Buzz Magazine

‘A heartwarming tale of lost love and unlikely friendships, featuring a menagerie of animals who each have their story to tell’ Waitrose Weekend

‘An amazingly inventive, funny book that deals with fate, love, teenagers and chance. It’s like Life of Pi on its gap year. Utterly brilliant!’ Victoria Dowd

Paperback: 320pp

Published: Lightning (July 2021)

ISBN: 9781785632846