A review by paulaann
Bad Animals: A Novel by Sarah Braunstein

3.0

Mauve is a librarian. She loves her job. There is an incident with a complaint from a teenager, but she is proved innocent of any wrongdoing. But then she is let go, budget cuts. She is the only one cut! Early on we realize Maude has an odd personality. For years she has been writing to her favorite author, inviting him to do a program at the library. After she has been let go he calls the library and asks for her. He does get ahold of her. He and his wife have a vacation home in her town. They invite her for dinner. He wants to write a book about a young man she has written to him about, a refugee from Sudan. Mauve is with the writer most days. It becomes a complicated relationship. She also becomes obsessed with thoughts of the teenager. This is in interesting book with a surprising ending. The book will be published March 2024. Thank you BookBrowse for the ARC.