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Emily Austin: Would life be easier as a rat? And other ways to escape adulthood

Emily Austin: Would life be easier as a rat? And other ways to escape adulthood

Update: 2025-02-26
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For Emily Austin, living like a rat means embracing the small joys and avoiding societal expectations — and that idea is at the centre of her new novel, We Could Be Rats. The book follows two sisters as they reckon with mental health struggles, their relationship to each other and the difficulties of growing up in a small town.  


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Emily Austin: Would life be easier as a rat? And other ways to escape adulthood

Emily Austin: Would life be easier as a rat? And other ways to escape adulthood