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Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:A panoramic epic, a magnificent piece of storytelling, an unforgettable debut novel. As winter tightens its grip on the isolated settlement of Canada's Dove River in 1867, a man is brutally murdered and a 17-year-old boy disappears. Tracks leaving the dead man's cabin head north toward 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 missing sisters, a forgotten Native culture, and a fortune in stolen furs. In an astonishingly assured debut, Stef Penney weaves adventure, suspense, revelation, and humour into a gripping historical tale, an exhilarating thriller, a keen murder mystery, and ultimately, with the sheer scope and quality of her storytelling, one of the best books of the year. Review:"I now believe in reincarnation. Stef Penney was clearly, undeniably, once a settler in the harsh pre-Cambrian Shield that runs across this country....The Tenderness of Wolves is an unnerving book, brilliantly executed, and could only have been written by someone who was actually there, taking careful notes." Roy MacGregor, author of A Life in the Bush and The Weekender Review:"The Tenderness of Wolves is a brilliant novel about people living on the fringes, both literally and figuratively. Penney has artfully blended warmth and poetic austerity. I loved it." Paul Quarrington, author of Galveston and Whale Music Review:"Stef Penney's debut is written with wicked clarity and beauty. Part mystery, part historical drama, The Tenderness of Wolves is a tale as crisp and driven as Georgian Bay snow. One of the most assured and memorable debuts I've had the fortune to read." Joseph Boyden, author of Three Day Road Review:"Tender is Ms. Penney's talent, carrying a village of characters...into mystery, history, and the wilderness of being human. A fine and compelling book." Seth Kantner, author of Ordinary Wolves Review:"A richly detailed mystery that brings the isolation of the Canadian North vividly to life....Stef Penney is clearly a talented writer." Quill & Quire About the AuthorStef Penney was born and grew up in Edinburgh. She has written and directed two short films. The Tenderness of Wolves is her first novel. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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