After 25 years of reading four books a week, nothing compares to a first novel that has "it": that dazzling ability to create a world so real, it is true, and because of it we are changed.
Aryn Kyle's stunning debut, The God of Animals (Scribner, Mar.), has got "it" to spare. For anyone who has built their dreams on hard ground, felt the unrelenting hold of family, flirted with danger or seen what money can and cannot take, The God of Animals will be a wildly moving experience. For those who have known the fault lines of the human heart and the healing power of animals, it will be devastatingly redemptive. The God of Animals is why I read. The ultimate beauty of The God of Animals is in its reach: a 65-year-old man, a hip teenager and a working mother all devoured my dog-eared ARC. This book begs to be shared with everyone looking for a great novel.
