"Geographies Inside and Out." "I’m very interested in geographies, whether that means hitting the road to reinvent yourself, or the first geography, which is your own body,” says MacLeod.

The Animal Game “centres on the idea of physical, inner and imaginative geographies…I explore the alchemy of person and place; the reaction between people and the places they are in.”

“The plot shifts back and forth through time and location, encouraging the reader to delve further into the rich lives of these well-developed, flawed, and interesting characters. MacLeod has an impressive eye for detail – her depictions of repeat visits to a tropical island are pure escapism – a great book to read once the chill starts to set in the air!"

“The Animal Game is a fine debut with clear, vivid writing and intensely realized characters” in which “the narrator comes to…appreciate how divergent individual perspectives can be, thanks to her experiences travelling and doing yoga.”