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The Tenderness of Wolves

The Tenderness of Wolves

Author(s): Stef Penney

Location(s): Canada

Genre(s): Crime, Historical

Era(s): Second half 19th Century

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Mrs Ross, who is the narrator, is a Scottish pioneer and ex-asylum inmate, who discovers the body of a French trapper, murdered and scalped in his house near Dove River. The search for a murderer in a small Canadian settlement involves perilous journeys and disturbing revelations. Along the way we learn much about 19th century settlement, the relationship between incomers and natives, and the challenge of surviving harsh winters.

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The author’s descriptions of the cold and wilderness are shiveringly realistic and she gives an authentic feel of nineteenth century Canada with a list of well drawn characters – Trisha Pennington –

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