Another one from my book pusher. It was on the top of the heap and I've reached for it then pushed it away for several days now.
I blame Bambi. And Black Beauty. I really don't want to read about animals suffering--which is, admittedly, a lame position for a writer who has written about all sorts of human suffering. And a novel about an attempt to introduce wolves into the Scottish highlands--where there are many cattle and sheep-- was bound to have some unpleasant outcome for the wolves. Not to mention the cattle and sheep.Inconsistent but there it is.However, at last I gave it a cautious try. The wolves have a major role but the people, with their pasts and predicaments, posed so many interesting questions that I was hooked and kept reading.Twin sisters, one traumatized and mute, one seething with rage and mistrust, fleeing an unnamed threat; a sheriff/love interest with an unhappy past; a local farmer and his abused wife; a community in opposition to the wolves; and an unplanned pregnancy are just a few of the plotlines the author sets in motion. I just had to keep reading.A very good read with some surprising (to me, at least) twists.
