A deeply touching tale of an unlikely friendship in the face of tragedy. This is a simply stunning debut novel that had publishers fighting over it and deserves to be read. Originally from New York, Carol Rifka Brunt currently lives in Devon with her husband and three children.
A "Piece of Passion" from the publisher...Jenny Geras Editorial Director, Fiction, Macmillan.
'I first read Tell the Wolves I’m Home in February, when Carol’s agent sent it to me on submission, and I am not exaggerating when I say I was pretty sure that I wanted to publish it by the time I’d reached the end of the first paragraph. Reading fiction is a very personal experience, and so I naïvely thought and hoped that I would be the only editor in London who this book spoke to in this particular way, who recognised its brilliance, and its author’s huge talent. But of course this was not the case, and we had to bid in a very competitive 5-way auction in order to publish it. Rightly so, and the Pan Macmillan office literally broke out in applause when I announced that we had won that auction.
It is a book about all the things that matter: family, friendship, love, life and death. The narrator June has the most wonderful voice, simultaneously innocent and wise, and her story about finding hope and making sense of her life after the loss of a loved one is a story that so many readers will relate to. It is astonishingly accomplished for a first novel, and had I not known it was a debut, I would not have believed it. When you read Tell the Wolves I’m Home, I hope that you will love it too.
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Two lost souls. One secret friendship
My sister Greta and I were having our portrait painted by our Uncle Finn that afternoon because he knew he was dying . . .
There's only one person who has ever truly understood fourteen-year-old June Elbus, and that's her uncle, the renowned painter, Finn Weiss. Shy at school and distant from her once inseparable older sister, June can only be herself in Finn's company; he is her godfather, confident, and best friend. So when he dies far too young of a mysterious illness that June’s mother can barely bring herself to discuss, June's world is turned upside down.
At the funeral, she notices a strange man lingering just beyond the crowd, and a few days later, June receives a package in the mail. Inside is a beautiful teapot she recognizes from Finn's apartment, and a note from Toby, the stranger, asking for an opportunity to meet.
A the two begin to spend time together, June realises she's not the only one who misses Finn, and if she can bring herself to trust this unexpected friend, he might just be the one she needs the most.
Tell the Wolves I'm Home is a tender story of love lost and found, an unforgettable portrait of the way compassion can make us whole again.
Tell the Wolves I'm Home features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Family Drama, Books of the Month, Debut Books of the Month, Book Club Recommendations, eBooks of the Month, General Fiction, Fiction, Recommendations
Tell the Wolves I'm Home is available in Paperback, , Ebook, Hardback
Tell the Wolves I'm Home was written by Carol Rifka Brunt and published by Pan Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan
Tell the Wolves I'm Home has 360 pages
£8.09
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