Once There Were Wolves: A Novel

by Charlotte McConaghy

Hardcover, 2021

Status

Available

Collection

Publication

Flatiron Books (2021), Edition: First Edition, 272 pages

Description

Inti Flynn arrives in Scotland with her twin sister, Aggie, to lead a team of biologists tasked with reintroducing 14 grey wolves into the remote Highlands. She hopes to heal not only the dying landscape, but Aggie, too, unmade by the terrible secrets that drove the sisters out of Alaska. Inti is not the woman she once was, either, changed by the harm she’s witnessed – inflicted by humans on both the wild and each other. Yet as the wolves surprise everyone by thriving, Inti begins to let her guard down, even opening herself up to the possibility of love. But when a farmer is found dead, Inti knows where the town will lay blame. Unable to accept her wolves could be responsible, she makes a reckless decision to protect them. But if the wolves didn’t make the kill, then who did? Once There Were Wolves is the unforgettable story of a woman desperate to save the creatures she loves – if she isn’t consumed by a wild that was once her refuge.… (more)

Awards

Davitt Award (Winner — 2022)
The Indie Book Award (Longlist — Non-fiction — 2022)
Indie Next List (August 2021)
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