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A Good Animal by Sara Maurer

victor July 16, 2026 June 21, 2026Adult Fiction Sara Maurer, Sharon Brunner 0
Book cover for "A Good Animal" by Sara Maurer featuring a painted landscape with a cloudy sky, a small house near trees, and four birds flying in the distance. The text is centered across the sky.

Reviewer: Sharon Brunner Sara Maurer’s A Good Animal offers an unforgettable story about the rural ways of life, the trials and tribulations of young love, and the joys and challenges of raising farm animals. It took place at a country setting outside of the city of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan…

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A Good Animal: A Novel by Sara Maurer

victor June 19, 2026 June 19, 2026Adult Fiction, Historical Fiction Sara Maurer, Tyler R. Tichelaar 0
A woman with fair skin and dark hair wearing a dark coat stands outdoors in a snowy, wooded area, looking at the camera with a neutral expression.

Review by Tyler R. Tichelaar Sara Maurer’s debut novel, A Good Animal, perfectly reflects a writer following the advice of writing what you know, and what Maurer knows is something many of us will find unfamiliar and yet fascinating. In its barebone structure, the novel presents us with a fairly…

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