Tenderness Of Wolves, The

Tenderness Of Wolves, The
Stef Penney
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Paperback
h199 x 132mm - 496pg
8 Feb 2007 UK
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9781847240675
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1867, Canada: as winter tightens its grip on the isolated settlement of Dove River, a man is brutally murdered and a seventeen 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 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 forgotten Native American culture and a fortune in stolen furs, before the snows settle and cover the tracks of the past for good. In this stunning debut, Stef Penney deftly weaves adventure, suspense, revelation and subtle humour to create a book that is at once an exhilarating thriller, a panoramic novel, a study of the human condition and a keen murder mystery. The Tenderness of Wolves is an incredible book, with immense scope, intriguing and well-drawn characters and a strong narrative drive.
'An intensely atmospheric murder mystery ... Penney's immense tale allows one to feel the tundra's perishing chill in the bones, every bit as authentically as the wintry tableaux of Annie Proulx' Sunday Times. 'A terrific, gripping piece of storytelling, the meticulous plot executed with tremendous panache' Evening Standard. '... spine-tingling, Western-style debut ... her books are tinged with the macabre' Metro.
Stef Penney was born and grew up in Edinburgh. After a degree in Philosophy and Theology from Bristol University she turned to film-making, studying Film and TV at Bournemouth College of Art. On graduation she was selected for the Carlton Television New Writers Scheme and has since written and directed two short films. The Tenderness of Wolves is her first novel.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781847240675
Published: 8 Feb 2007
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Quercus Publishing
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Format: Paperback
Height: 199mm
Width: 132mm
Pages: 496
Dewey: 823.92

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