Vida animal

Animal life is a set of surprising combinations: criminals and bystanders, brothers and strangers, children, teenagers, young parents, old people, mammals, reptiles and fish. Unexpected encounters occur and all of them are an opportunity to recognize or reject each other. A couple with an empty nest separates after years of living together and finds themselves involved in the dreams of their rabbit, silent and with a penetrating gaze. Searching for his lost suitcase, a mysterious passenger wanders the bowels of a 1970s Los Angeles airport. A piano recital falls apart and a great-aunt refuses to apologize as she struggles to find a place for everything in her tiny space. retirement apartment. In a motel room, a serial killer plans his next attack. And a small argument between two sisters is interrupted by an unexpected visitor. The eight stories that make up Animal Life are steeped in wonder and longing, as MacLeod captures the fleeting intensity that determines our lives. This is a master of the short story: this collection exudes raw emotion and shines with the complexity of our common human experience.