What begins as a mystery in a trapper's cabin in 1867 ends with me wrinkling my nose in distaste in 2010. Would probably give it 4 1/2 for capturing my interest. For what it's worth, this is the first book I've read since I joined Goodreads to which I've given five stars. I'm not sure I get th. She is reserved, polite and, as a married woman in these stifled Scottish, Presbyterian, conclaves in 19th Century Canada, almost invisible: when a self-important local figure demands, ‘Is you husband in?’, she note. She has also written and directed two short films; a BBC 10 x 10 starring Anna Friel and a Film Cou. The hero of this novel is only ever referred to by two names: Mrs Ross, and Mama. She can definitely weave words, and her recreation of 19th C. backwoods Canada has a really authentic feel to it. After her husband searches, but fails to find Francis, she and the tracker set off to locate him and determine what happened. This page was last edited on 30 September 2019, at 13:02. We get a nice balance between the beauty versus the dangers of the wilderness and between independent human resilience and need to find trust and love with others. What effect does this have on … Someone who has read this: Does it have anything to do with wolves? This story takes place in the 1860s in the Northern Territory. Since there where a constant change of poin. (I think he picked it because his last name means wolves. You bring it all with you, whether you want to or not.”, Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Longlist (2007), Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (2008). I’ve just woken from a dream, perhaps in more ways than one. I did not get a feel for either! This book received the Costa (Whitbred)Award which I find totally surprising. If only more books were written like this!!! Sometimes insightful remarks are made which are so reductive they have the power to diminish life even as they explain it. I suppose that Mrs. Ross comes to feel awe and respect for wolves in her journeys somehow stands for feeling more apart of wild nature than opposed to it, which is reflected also in her growing affection and trust for the part Indian tracker who accompanies her. Had she escaped? Well, it was worth the wait. Especially the movie "Stagecoach" when John Wayne becomes encumbered by a happenstance rescue of ladies and other dumb innocents within and from an unforgiving environment. Still it�s a satisfying quest of a mother taking risks to save her son and portrayal of the range of human motivations that drive people to good and evil in the context of a remote environment. He is soon released, however, and then becomes Mrs. Ross's guide in her quest to find her son. I was tired of hearing about how mangled and fetid the body of the murder victim was. My only complaint about the book is that I felt it left things untied, made one wonder what happened to the characters, as what happened to them, but the author does mention this in an interview about ending a novel and that "endings are never neat, because when life goes on, there is no end." Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published Tracks leaving the dead man's cabin head north towards the forest and the tundra beyond. But numerous times I had to flip back to the beginning of the book to verify the time period and location. This was the best book to read while there is a heatwave outside, as this story tells the tale of an isolated settlement at Dove River during a snowy wasteland with wolves. Average Customer Ratings. The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney – I’ve had this book since 2007. Initially, he is suspected of having committed the murder and subsequently detained. The Tenderness of Wolves. The first interested me because the novel is “cinematic” and written in scenes—and moves forward at a compelling pace; the second, because I’ve been decrying the place that research has assumed in novel writing these days and completely accept the author’s counter that this is, after all, a work of the imagination. In an Elle Q&A interview, Penney revealed that the inspiration for the novel originated as a screenplay she had written 12 years prior to the novel, which also featured the novel's main character, Mrs. In 1939. The setting is beautiful and as I read I felt as though I was in the wilds of Canada. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jacob – Native American guide for the Hudson's Bay Company; Moody's personal protector. I suppose that it just shows the difference between people! Set in the cold north of the 1860s, "The Tenderness of Wolves" is a slow-paced thriller dealing with a murder in the time way before CSI, or even formal police departments. Penney's writing kept me interested. But numerous times I had to flip back to the beginning of the book to verify the time period and location. A brilliant and breathtaking debut that captivated readers and garnered critical acclaim in the United Kingdom, The Tenderness of Wolves was long-listed for the Orange Prize in fiction and won the Costa Award (formerly the Whitbread) Book of the Year. Stef Penney's smoothly written debut novel is an engaging and pacy mystery set in mid nineteenth century Northern Territory. She made three short films before studying Film and TV at Bournemouth College of Art, and on graduation was selected for the Carlton Television New Writers Scheme. I appreciated the imagination it took for a British writer to convey the hardscrabble existence of life in remote northern Ontario in the late 1860�s without ever having been there. According to some historians, the month of April is actually named after Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, by way of the Romans.... A brilliant and breathtaking debut that captivated readers and garnered critical acclaim in the United Kingdom, The Tenderness of Wolves was long-listed for the Orange Prize in fiction and won the Costa Award (formerly Whitbread) Book of the Year. It starts with the discovery of the murder of a trapper, and then follows various events that occur as the murderer is sought. I liked the weaving storylines and plots and the way the characters were connected in what I was imagining to be a vast wintery wilderness. My husband found it for me at Sequoya Library just before they closed for the day. Is this book perfect? First of all, let me make it clear.. Welcome back. I am putting this aside for a couple of reasons. Although it took me some time to become absorbed by the story, I soon couldn't put it down. But when her son becomes the main suspect, she is forced to find the killer. In a small Canadian town by the Georgian Bay, Mrs Ross finds the body of her murdered neighbor, trapper and fur trader Laurent Jammet. This combined with the very human nature of both the story and characters made them human. See all 5 questions about The Tenderness of Wolves…, The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney - 5 stars. Feedback about The Tenderness of Wolves, BBC Radio 4 FM, 19.45, 22 October 2007 Please leave this link here so we can find the programme you're referring to: http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b77abd65eb084e73ab3338bf99780139 Susannah Knox – The younger of Mr. Knox's two daughters who is known mostly for her attractiveness. The cold snows of Canada seemed like a suitable place to be when the weather here is so wintry. Finished it Monday night. The main reason is that I get no sense of place and time! I was given this book about three years ago, and such is my "To Be Read" pile that I've only got around it reading it now. being sick and doing nothing but reading. This book is directed at readers rather than thinkers. Upon returning home she finds that her seventeen-year-old son, Francis, a friend of the murdered man, has disappeared. His interest in Jammet concerns not so much the man himself but what he possessed. It’s dark and bleak and full of atmosphere. Our protagonist, Mrs. Ross, discovers the body and alerts the authorities. Well, it was worth the wait. Stef Penney's smoothly written debut novel is an engaging and pacy mystery set in mid nineteenth century Northern Territory. I think Penney weaved beautifully issues of the human condition both modern and timeless in a way that felt real, and while there is no Hollywood ending the ending is better for being honest and true to both the characters and real life. It�s a little odd to alternate between the narrative for Mrs. Ross in first person and that for other key characters in third person. That appeals to me. I wanted to know more about how Mrs Ross's relationship with her husband had fallen apart. The Tenderness of Wolves is a novel by Stef Penney, which was first published in 2006. It won the 2006 Costa Prize for 'Book of the Year'. I guess that sort of format just does not work well for me. We get a nice. Stef Penney’s debut novel is a complex story centred on a murder in the small Canadian settlement of Dove River. The first interested me because the novel is “cinematic” and written in scenes—and moves forward at a compelling pace; the second, because I’ve been decrying the place that research has assumed in novel writing these days and completely accept the author’s counter that. Ferocious people caught in very intimate circumstances, not an animal romance. I wanted Elizabeth Bird to meet her aunt and her cousins. Also, I was not thrilled with the short chapters each told from a different viewpoint or with numerous different characters. This story takes place in the 1860s in the Northern Territory. Mrs. Ross – Protagonist, Francis’ mother. My sister recommended this during a Sunday afternoon phone chat. The captivating title is a bit mystifying. She made three short films before studying Film and TV at Bournemouth College of Art, and on graduation was selected for the Carlton Television New Writers Scheme. I appreciated the imagination it took for a British writer to convey the hardscrabble existence of life in remote northern Ontario in the late 1860�s without ever having been there. Told from different points of view that kept me reading late into the night. I couldn't decide which book to buy, and my boyfriend made the decision for me. In this historical fiction set in the Canadian wilderness in the mid-19th century, a French-Canadian trapper living near an isolated village is found murdered in his bed. Format: DVD. ed. I picked this up at Penn Station one evening when I was unexpectedly stuck in NYC. I am putting this aside for a couple of reasons. I was given this book about three years ago, and such is my "To Be Read" pile that I've only got around it reading it now. Suspicion falls upon her son and a mixed-race tracker. The Tenderness of Wolves Summary. Stef Penney grew up in the Scottish capital and turned to film-making after a degree in Philosophy and Theology from Bristol University. Being from areas near and similar to the setting in the book I was surprised at the author’s ability to craft the feeling of the Northwood’s in winter, and particularly the feelings I had as a child during my first experience. Stark and grisly with the wolf on the front, this more than sets the scene for the horrors going on in the wildest of wildernesses. Well it's 1:20 AM and I just finished this well written page turner. My interest in this novel was heighted by two outside pieces of information: that the author was a screenwriter and that she had never been to the area north of Georgian Bay where the novel is set (and had been criticized for it). The Tenderness of Wolves is a multilayered story focussed on a murder in a small Canadian settlement of Dove River. I suppose that it just shows the difference between people! This book contains an intricately woven mystery, with several subordinate mysteries embedded into the main storyline. This was a very interesting book, sensitively written and complex and managed to have elements of romance in it without putting me off too much (anyone who follows my reviews will be surprised by this). The Tenderness of Wolves is a novel by Stef Penney, which was first published in 2006. The movie's based on the actual case of Fritz Harrmann, a.k.a. This is easily one of the most beautifully written books I have read in a long time. Buy The Tenderness of Wolves New edition by Stef Penney (ISBN: 8601200407945) from Amazon's Book Store. by Simon & Schuster. Travel Guide. This book is directed at readers rather than thinkers. Interesting but not for the reader!!! However, I was pleasantly surprised. 1867 Canada. To criticise Penney because she didn't go to Canada to research it (as apparently happened) is in my mind nothing more than a form of literary snobbery. The back of the white book cover – evocative of the snow, it says in red letters, the colour of blood. What makes The Tenderness of Wolves a memorable story is the location, the desolate snow-covered wilds of Canada in the late 1860s. Thomas Sturrock – Itinerant searcher and former journalist. She appears to have little self-esteem, admitting that “in fact long ago gave up the notion that I have any remarkable qualities”. Outstanding debut novel from this Scottish author. The murder of a trapper and disappearance of Mrs. Ross� teenage son sets her, friends of the trapper, town officials, and representative of Hudson�s Bay Company on various paths to resolve the mystery, leading different parties to carry out dangerous treks to distant settlements in the middle of winter. The setting is tangible and immediate; whether it is “real” doesn’t matter as far as I can tell. Although it took me some time to become absorbed by the story, I soon couldn't put it down. The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney, 2007, Simon & Schuster edition, in English - 1st Simons & Schuster ed Who cares if she never went to Canada? Upon returning home she finds that her seventeen-year-old son, Francis, a friend of the murdered man, has disappeared. 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