Shortlisted for the Newcomer of the Year Award at the Galaxy British Book Awards 2008.
Winner of the Costa Book of the Year 2006.
A big sweeping drama set in an icy Canada of 1867. A trapper is murdered, a young man disappears into the wilderness, agents from the Hudson Bay Company are called for and a small settlement is in turmoil. Trackers arrive, secrets appear, love blossoms, duty calls … and the whole mystery and adventure is revealed to us through different voices in a thoroughly intriguing manner. I found this very difficult to put down, it haunted me until I could come to it again. Full of strong characters and magnificently visual descriptions, it is a wonderful read.
Similar this month: None but try James Morrow.
Comparison: Alistair MacLeod, Joseph Boyden, Leif Enger.
Costa Book Awards 2006 Judges' comment: "The Tenderness of Wolves is atmospheric, gripping and compassionate and perfectly evokes the snowy wastes of nineteenth-century Canada."
| Primary Genre | Crime and Mystery |
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