The Tenderness of Wolves
$30.97
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2007
Summary
1867, Canada: as winter tightens its grip on the isolated settlement of Dove River, a man is brutally murdered and a 17-year old boy disappears. Tracks leaving the dead man’s cabin head north towards the forest and the tundra beyond. In the wake of such violence, people are drawn to the township - journalists, Hudson’s Bay Company men, trappers, traders - but do they want to solve the crime or exploit it?
One-by-one the assembled searchers set out from Dove River, pursuing the tracks …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781847240675 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1847240674 |
| Author: | Stef Penney |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Quercus Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2007 |
| Weight: | 392g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 32mm |
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Penney’s evocation of the frozen lands of northern Canada couldn’t ring truer if she’d spent months wandering through the land with nothing but a pack of huskies and a native tracker for company - Guardian
A tense and delicately written thriller - ObserverUnquestionably atmospheric, evocative and eventually rewarding - Independent on SundayWithin the first fifty pages I was completely in love. It is a testimony to the power of good writing that it can present you with a world that you think you know nothing about, but by the end of [the book] you feel you own itA remarkable literary debut … brilliantly assured, subtly written - ScotsmanA suspenseful epic, offering a leitmotif of constant unease … impressive - GuardianThis subtle and superb novel brings the freezing landscape of the Canadian woods to such vivid life that the landscape itself becomes a strong character within the story - CrimesquadAn absorbing and stylish mystery - Glasgow HeraldAbout The Author
Stef Penney
Stef Penney grew up in Edinburgh. She has degrees in Philosophy and Theology and Film and TV, and was selected for the Carlton Television New Writers Scheme and has since written and directed two short films. She is the author of The Tenderness of Wolves and The Invisible Ones.
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