{"product_id":"9781538773284","title":"It's Hard to Be an Animal","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor readers of \u003ci\u003eShark Heart \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHollow Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e, a funny, magical, and tender novel following a lonely, conflict-averse man whose sudden ability to understand animals sends him on a wild romp around NYC, and ultimately helps him discover his own voice.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Strolling through Central Park on a blind date with the hilarious, irrepressible Molly Bent, Henry Parsons is feeling hopeful for the first time in years … when a migratory warbler, the sweetest of little birds, tells him to f*** off.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A gentle soul, troubled enough by the unkindness of fellow humans, Henry tries to brush the moment aside as a hallucination. But soon he’s hearing voices everywhere: dogs mocking their owners, sparrows fat-shaming each other, police horses profiling attendees at a street fair — even a pontificating, misogynistic snake. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The man who never speaks up for himself is now besieged by animals who do. When (inevitably) he overhears three rats discussing a corpse in the New York subway, he lets it slip to Molly. She’s keen to investigate, and Henry’s desperate for a second date, so he follows her nervously into an abandoned tunnel under the West Fourth Street Station. There, sure enough, they find a body … and the murderers find them. Cue the most terrifying week of this cautious man’s life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Inspiration and courage arrive from a pair of feuding betta fish and his neighbor’s yapping Pomeranian — whose unexpected wisdom helps Henry find the courage to assert himself at last.","brand":"Hachette","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":49565701439727,"sku":"9781538773284","price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0559\/3877\/7237\/files\/BNCImageAPI_548c3860-b167-4e9c-a856-ddde8b8263d0.jpg?v=1779208029","url":"https:\/\/www.entershinebookshop.ca\/products\/9781538773284","provider":"Entershine Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}