The Tenderness of Wolves

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Condition: Very Good

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 across a desolate landscape home only to wild animals; madmen and fugitives; variously seeking a murderer; a son; two sisters missing for 17 years; a native american culture; and a fortune in stolen furs before the snows settle and cover the tracks of the past for good. in an astonishingly assured debut; stef penney deftly weaves adventure; suspense; revelation and humour into a panoramic historical romance; an exhilarating thriller; a keen murder mystery and ultimately; with the sheer scope and quality of her storytelling; one of the books of the year.