"An immersive and mesmerising speculative novel that reaches into the future of the UK to create an intensely provocative and powerful read. "
Powerfully dramatic yet quietly thought-provoking, this speculative novel feels so very real you can reach out a hand and touch the future. Lucy and Hester revisit their past and look back on the moments and events that shaped their lives. As the UK struggles with climate change, Hester becomes a filmmaker, and Lucy fights for the natural world. This story captured my attention from the get-go, drilling into my current thoughts and making me want to run back into the past, to shout a warning to protect our future. The time span of this novel is so very close, there are elements that are so recognisable, that it ensures the jarring notes hit with pinpoint precision. E. J. Swift is beautifully eloquent, she takes small moments and shares them with such clarity and feeling, that they become vitally important. The future, the present, the known, are taken and sent spinning out in a new direction. I found myself energised and despairing and hopeful. I loved how the two stories weave around each other, it is so beautifully and cleverly handled I just had to chose this novel as both a Liz Pick of the Month and LoveReading Star Book. Oh-so convincing and memorable, When There Are Wolves Again is an exquisite speculative dive into a UK of the future.
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The extraordinary speculative novel of past, present and future, by the Clarke Award-shortlisted author of THE CORAL BONES.
Decades from now, two women sit beside a campfire and reflect on their life stories.
Activist Lucy's earliest memories are of living with her grandparents during the 2020 pandemic and discovering her grandmother's love of birds. Filmmaker Hester was born on the day of the Chornobyl explosion and visits the site years later to film its feral dogs in the Exclusion Zone. Here she meets Lux, the wolf dog who will give her life meaning.
Over half a century, their journeys take them from London to the Highlands to Somerset, through protests, family rifts, and personal tragedy. Lucy joins the fight to restore Britain's depleted natural habitats and revive the species who once shared the island, whilst Hester strives to give a voice to those who cannot speak for themselves.
Both dream of a time when there are wolves again.
A novel of life and of hope, WHEN THERE ARE WOLVES AGAIN is perfect for fans of Clade by James Bradley, The Wolf Border by Sarah Hall, and The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson.
When There Are Wolves Again features in the following genres: Book Club Recommendations, Liz Robinson's Picks of the Month, Recommendations, Star Books, Science Fiction, Science fiction: apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic, Narrative theme: Environmental issues / the natural world, Speculative fiction
When There Are Wolves Again is available in Paperback, Hardback
When There Are Wolves Again was written by E. J. Swift and published by Arcadia Books an imprint of Quercus Publishing
When There Are Wolves Again has 416 pages
£18.00
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