Title
The Animators: A Novel,Used
Delivery time: 8-12 business days (International)
A wildly original novel that pulses with heart and truth . . . That this powerful exploration of friendship, desire, ambition, and secrets manages to be ebullient, gripping, heartbreaking, and deeply deeply funny is a testament to Kayla Rae Whitakers formidable gifts. I was so sorry to reach the final page. Sharon and Mel will stay with me for a very long time.Cynthia DAprix Sweeney, author of The NestONE OF THE BEST DEBUT NOVELS OF THE YEAREntertainment WeeklyONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARNPR, Kirkus Reviews, BookPageShe was the first person to see me as I had always wanted to be seen. It was enough to indebt me to her forever.In the maledominated field of animation, Mel Vaught and Sharon Kisses are a dynamic duo, the friction of their differences driving them: Sharon, quietly ambitious but selfdoubting; Mel, brash and unapologetic, always the life of the party. Best friends and artistic partners since the first week of college, where they bonded over their workingclass roots and obvious talent, they spent their twenties ensconced in a gritty Brooklyn studio. Working, drinking, laughing. Drawing: Mel, to understand her tumultuous past, and Sharon, to lose herself altogether.Now, after a decade of striving, the two are finally celebrating the release of their first fulllength feature, which transforms Mels difficult childhood into a provocative and visually daring work of art. The toast of the indie film scene, they stand at the cusp of making it big. But with their success come doubt and destruction, cracks in their relationship threatening the delicate balance of their partnership. Sharon begins to feel expendable, suspecting that the evermore raucous Mel is the real artist. During a trip to Sharons home state of Kentucky, the only other partner she has ever truly knownher troubled, charismatic childhood best friend, Teddyreenters her life, and longburied resentments rise to the surface, hastening a reckoning no one sees coming.A funny, heartbreaking novel of friendship, art, and trauma, The Animators is about the secrets we keep and the burdens we shed on the road to adulthood.Suffused with humor, tragedy and deep insights about art and friendship.People[A] stunning debut.VarietyA compulsively readable portrait of women as incandescent artists and intimate collaborators.Elle
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