Animal Behaviour

A mother watches her son grow from a sweet child into a troubled adult... A jilted lover finds hope one magical evening... A cobbler breathes life back into a pair of lucky shoes... Animal Behaviour titles each of its short stories with animal facts, but the experiences they describe are very much human. The cast of characters is diverse but the world they inhabit is universal: one in which all of us will recognise fragments of our own lives in some form, an echo of our shared humanity. This second edition contains six new stories, unpublished anywhere else. “In these very short tales, Amanda McLeod demonstrates an uncanny understanding of life and the living...Highly recommended.” —Kathy Fish, author of Wild Life: Collected Works from 2003-2018 “…You will recognise your friends, your family, yourself.” —Stephanie Carty, author of Three Sisters of Stone “McLeod’s language is seductive and lyrical, she writes beautifully and with empathy, and every story in this collection is a gem.” —Amanda Huggins, author of Collective Nouns for Birds and Scratched Enamel Heart