![]() ![]() Much of the novel unfolds as a trippy apocalyptic road journey, somewhere in the intersection between Mad Max, Shaun Of The Dead, and Homeward Bound. As things fall apart, Jean and Sue embark on a journey south, trying to reunite with Jean’s family. It turns out society doesn’t last long when people can understand their food. Of course it is: imagine being able to understand the rats in the wall, the mice in lab cages, every fly buzzing past your head. The Animals In That Country is premised on the idea that if we suddenly found ourselves capable of understanding animals, it would be awful. The flu causes people to understand animals, hence its name zoanthropathy, or zooflu. There are disturbing reports of a strange flu, H7N7, spreading from the south. She has a difficult relationship with Kimberley’s mother Angela, who is also the park manager. She has few loves in life apart from the bottle: her granddaughter Kimberley, her son Lee, who is somewhere “down south”, and Sue, a dingo. ![]() Jean Bennett is an alcoholic grandmother working as a guide at a wildlife park in northern Australia. ![]()
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