{"product_id":"9781847240675_167","title":"The Tenderness of Wolves by Penney, Stef | Subject:Action \u0026 Adventure","description":"\u003cp\u003eProduct Description 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EDITION - FEATURES READING GROUP QUESTIONS AND NEW MATERIAL FROM STEF'S UPCOMING EPIC NOVEL, UNDER A POLE STARCOSTA AWARD WINNER and WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER. A breathtaking tale of mystery, buried secrets and romance, set in nineteenth century frontier Canada - for fans of THE SNOW CHILD and A PLACE CALLED WINTER.'Unquestionably atmospheric, evocative and rewarding' Independent on Sunday'A tense and delicately written thriller' ObserverCanada, 1867. A young murder suspect flees across the snowy wilderness. Tracking him is what passes for the law in this frontier land: trappers, sheriffs, traders and the suspect's own mother, desperate to clear his name. As the party pushes further from civilisation, hidden purposes and old obsessions are revealed. One is seeking long-lost daughters; another a fortune in stolen furs; yet another is chasing rumours of a lost Native American culture. But where survival depends on cooperation, their fragile truce cannot afford to be broken, nor their overriding purpose - to find justice for a murdered man - forgotten.The Tenderness of Wolves is a must-read historical epic, weaving adventure, suspense and humour into an exhilarating thriller, a panoramic romance and ultimately, one of the books of the last ten years. Review a tense and delicately written thriller - The Observer? a quite remarkable debut novel.' Birmingham Post?This 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. Once you have dived into the tiny, closeted world of Caulfield and its forbidding surroundings, you will certainly not wish to leave.? Crimesquad.com? a highly-assured debut?.Stef Penney has written an absorbing and stylish mystery. The Glasgow Herald??Stef Penney's hefty first novel The Tenderness of Wolves, mines her setting and period for all it's got and then some, injecting plenty of invented intrigue and Da Vinci Code like revelations of Huge Cultural Importance whenever she can. The result is an entertaining, well-constructed mystery that jazzes up the ?real? history in a way that's more Ron Howard than Pierre Berton. It's?sexy, suspenseful, densely plotted storytelling?The Tenderness of Wolves remains a first-rate gripper with a notably sensual as well as psychological understanding of its main characters. More than this, it is a novel with far greater ambitions than your average thriller, combining as it does the themes of Conrad's Heart of Darkness with Atwood's Survival, and lashing them to a story that morphs Ian Rankin?? Andrew Pyper, The Globe and Mailunquestionably atmospheric, evocative and eventually rewarding - Independent On Sunday Book Description A panoramic epic, a magnificent piece of storytelling, an unforgettable debut novel From the Back Cover 1867, Canada.As winter tightens its grip on the isolated settlement of Dove River, a woman steels herself for the journey of a lifetime. A man has been brutally murdered and her seventeen-year-old son has disappeared. The violence has re-opened old wounds and inflamed deep-running tensions in the frontier township - some want to solve the crime; others seek only to exploit it.To clear her son's name, she has no choice but to follow the tracks leaving the dead man's cabin and head north into the forest and the desolate landscape that lies beyond it??a remarkable literary debut ? brilliantly assured, subtly written.? Scotsman?a fascinating, suspense-filled adventure.? Sunday Telegraph?a suspenseful epic, offering a leitmotif of constant unease ? impressive.? Guardian About the Author 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 ofThe Tenderness of Wolves andThe\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Used Good | Paperback","offers":[{"title":"Used Good","offer_id":42917275664630,"sku":"9781847240675_F3_D5","price":80.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0249\/3857\/8002\/products\/51OpN64FiOL.jpg?v=1648200801","url":"https:\/\/www.worthing.in\/products\/9781847240675_167","provider":"Worthing.in","version":"1.0","type":"link"}