Once There Were Wolves
A Novel
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4.4 • 590 Ratings
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Publisher Description
From the NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of WILD DARK SHORE, a pulse-pounding new novel set in the wild Scottish Highlands
"Blazing...Visceral" (Los Angeles Times) · "Exceptional" (Newsweek) · "Bold...Heartfelt" (New York Times Book Review) · "Thought-provoking and thrilling" (GMA) · "Suspenseful and poignant" (Scientific American) · "Gripping" (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Inti Flynn arrives in Scotland with her twin sister, Aggie, to lead a team of biologists tasked with reintroducing fourteen gray 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, Inti makes a reckless decision to protect them. But if the wolves didn’t make the kill, then who did? And what will Inti do when the man she is falling for seems to be the prime suspect?
Propulsive and spell-binding, Charlotte McConaghy's 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.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Wolves have a reputation for being dangerous, but this tense novel shows that the deadliest creatures of all might just be humans. Inti Flynn and her research team are excited to reintroduce 14 wolves into their natural habitat in the Highlands of Scotland, but many local farmers aren’t so thrilled. Inti has also brought her twin sister, Aggie, along, hoping the change of scenery will help heal some of the emotional scars she incurred back home in Alaska. But when someone turns up dead, Inti makes a desperate move that cranks an already tense situation into overdrive. Charlotte McConaghy’s poetic descriptions of the wildlife, the locals, and the Scottish wilderness left us breathless. We particularly appreciated her in-depth exploration of the ecological balance vital to maintaining our natural world. But above all, we wanted to know: If a wolf wasn’t behind the local murder, then who was? When this spellbinding novel has you in its teeth, it doesn’t let go.
Customer Reviews
Nearly perfect, if not for the rather fantastical choices made at the end.
I loved this book straight through until the very end. The author reveals truths and character details at just the right times. The beautiful description of rural Scotland transports the reader there. The main characters are compelling and complex. Unfortunately the story takes a somewhat fantasy-based turn at the end that creates confusion and a discordant feel from the rest of the narrative. I wanted to love this book, and mostly did! Unfortunately it fell apart at the end.
Hopes never lost
Absolutely brilliant, the writer bid an artist with words and emotion. I loved the storyline and the mystery but what I loved the most is that the characters find the hope they thought they had forever lost. There was one scene in the book that was disturbing and was very hard for me to read. The understand how it fits into the story but it was definitely disturbing for me.
Beautifully Describes the woody environment
The wood is the essential backdrop to this story along with the wolves. I loved the flow of the story. I often had to stop and admire the beautiful writing of the story. Amazing read.