The Tenderness of Wolves

By Stef Penney

Categories: Literature & Fiction

The Tenderness of Wolves is a 2006 novel by Scottish writer Stef Penney. It won the Costa Book of the Year award and was her first novel. In 1867, in a remote settlement in Canada, a trapper named Laurent Jammet is found murdered. Seventeen-year-old Francis Ross disappears the same day, and his mother, Mrs. Ross, follows a trail into the frozen wilderness with a mysterious guide to clear his name. The novel blends mystery, romance, and adventure.

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