Fur People

by Vicki Hendricks

When Sunny Lytle is evicted for keeping her fur family of thirteen dogs, eight cats, two ferrets, and two rabbits in her apartment in Kentucky, she packs them into a converted school bus and returns to her hometown, DeLeon Springs, Florida. Her dream is to create a no-kill animal rescue, but survival soon takes top priority. Camping in the woods no longer lives up to the memories of her teen years, and the brutal demands of nature and the threatening intervention of Rita, a well-meaning veterinarian, create an ongoing struggle. Buck, a quirky homeless man, becomes her brave ally. To honor their memories, all animal names used in the novel are of deceased fur friends beloved by their families. True anecdotes of animal-human interaction enliven the scenes.

Genres: Fiction

392 pages, Paperback

First published December 8, 2013

Reviews

[Faith · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good story of a young adult animal hoarder and, in how trying to be nice, we sometimes do more harm than if we took the risk and were more truthful with a person. The author caught the mindset of someone who is a hoarder quite well. The characters were people you could like, faults and all. Itwasnot a dense read, so I breezed through it.

[Harry Krebs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vicki Hendricks' novel FUR PEOPLE is the engrossing tale of Sunny Lytle, a down-on-her-luck young woman who has an obsession for saving discarded animals—Fur People, as she refers to them. They are not pets. Instead, they are family. When her family members number more than twenty, she is evicted from her apartment, forcing her to return to her hometown in Florida where she hopes to open an animal rescue and use her special gift—an apparent telepathic connection with animals that can be used for diagnostic purpose. But the homecoming turns much more challenging to Sunny than she had hoped as she encounters a series of unexpected circumstances, tragic events, and suspected betrayals.

FUR PEOPLE is well written with strong character development. The story is emotionally charging from beginning to end—a must read for animal lovers.

[Becky · Rating 4 out of 5]

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This is a story of a hoarder, a hoarder of animals. She would do anything to save or keep any animal she could. it becomes pretty desperate as these things do but fortunately she finds friends who really truly help her this time.

at times I found the book disturbing, not in a terrible way but in a sad way. I got to understanding her but it was hard to watch her live this life.

I do have to say that throughout it all I knew the ending had to be good, it was about animals after all.

it's not a deep story but an interesting one. I gave it four stars for that. I love animals too and I support no kill shelters as well.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is my first book by this author, but won't be the last I read of her work. There's something reminiscent of Carl Hiassen in this novel, but unlike his work, Hendricks is adept at balancing her characters' quirkiness with believability and empathy. Buckaroo is especially well developed and so likable as he tries to help and protect Sunny while hiding his frightening world from her.