The Animals Author:Carol Houlihan Flynn The Animals, a Memoir is an unsentimental exploration of the terrible burden of meaning and emotion carried by the animals in the author's life - the forbidden childhood pet, the disastrous attempt at pig farming as her high-powered marriage fell apart, the deaf Akita ("dog of the divorce"), the violent cat acting out the family violence, and B... more »en, the beautiful, adored Border Collie who spirals into madness.« less