New Animal: Ella Baxter

Amelia works in her family’s funeral parlour, expertly preparing the dead for their final moments. Her life outside the mortuary is equally unconventional—immersed in fleeting online encounters that allow her to become someone else, if only for a night. But when a sudden loss shatters her world, Amelia embarks on a seventy-two-hour journey to confront her grief, reconnect with her estranged father in Tasmania, and explore the limits of pleasure, pain, and human connection.

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