Growing up in Atlanta, Meredith Walters often wandered nearby forests looking for animals and magic and writing stories about what she found. After getting a BA in literature from UC Berkeley, she spent ten years trying to figure out what she wanted to do with her life. Her adventures included volunteering for a nonprofit in Mexico, getting an MBA, and working for a social enterprise startup. Her short story collection The Adventures of Little One was published in 2018. Eventually, she moved back East to be close to her human and non-human family. She now lives in Atlanta, Georgia, working as a life/career coach helping others rediscover their lost magic and once again writing stories about what she finds on her wanders through the woods.
“Sublimely complex characters drive this story that promotes
empathy for all earthly creatures.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Seamlessly blending elements of fabulism and fantasy with a focus
on science and mental health, Walters’s story will appeal to
readers interested in the interconnectedness of mind, body, and
spirit, as well as our indelible connection to nature.”
—BookLife Reviews
“This Animal Body is an interesting book told from a viewpoint
that will pique the interest of the avid magical realism fan.”
—Readers’ Favorite, 5-star review
“If you’ve ever wondered what the cockroach who narrowly escaped
your boot is thinking, if you’ve ever imagined what it feels like
to run like a wolf, if you’ve ever questioned who you are—This
Animal Body is a tale for you. Creative and thought-provoking,
it might change the ways you relate to all animals, both human and
nonhuman.”
—Jenni Ogden, Sarton Women’s Book Award-winner, Nautilus Book
Award–winner, and author of A Drop in the Ocean
“Walters touches all the bases in this multi-layered story of a
young woman searching for her birth mother and finding a devoted
family of forest creatures eager to be her guides and
mentors. A beautifully written depiction of Love as the
underpinning of all life!”
—Susan Crawford, bestselling author of The Pocket Wife
“A unique story, imaginative, beautifully written, with characters
so real I kept forgetting I hadn’t met them in real life.
Captivating from so many angles at once—a dramatic search for a
birth mother, the plight of animals in a human world, the crush of
depression on the human spirit, a searing choice between science
and conscience. I couldn’t put it down.”
—Jude Berman, author of The Die
“Heartwarming, tender, and deeply insightful, This Animal
Body is a compelling journey into the heart and soul of what
it means to be human.”
—Jen Braaksma, author of Amaranth
“Walters's creativity is boundless and leaves you full of wonder
and joy at what is possible.”
—Nate Summers, author of Primal
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