The Surprising Possibility of Falling in Love with an Octopus: A Review.

In Claire Fuller's new novel "The Memory of Animals," a young woman named Neffy volunteers for a vaccine trial during a deadly virus outbreak in London. While sequestered in the facility, Neffy reflects on her past experiences with an octopus and composes mysterious letters to an unknown recipient. As relationships form and deform among the volunteers, Neffy becomes the only one with immunity to the virus and is tasked with procuring supplies and potentially producing immune children. Fuller weaves together familiar threads to create a new and promising pattern in this post-pandemic novel.