Once There Were Wolves

Blazing...Visceral...As McConaghy shows in this stunning book, the limits of language lead us to the limits of empathy -- Lorraine Berry * Los Angeles Times *
So damn good. A page-turner that makes you think and has a huge emotional impact -- Jeff VanderMeer, New York Times bestselling author of Annihilation (via Twitter)
Bold...A heartfelt and earnest novel * The New York Times Book Review *
One of those very rare, special novels that changes you as you read ... It's beautifully written and smart and impressively, importantly atmospheric. And it's also funny and warm and perfectly crafted with some of the best characters I have ever read ... I loved loved loved this book -- Laurie Frankel, New York Times bestselling author of This Is How It Always Is
This heart-pounding novel digs into the complex relationships between humans and the creatures with which we share the natural world * Newsweek *
Suspenseful and poignant...humans and animals alike can break our hearts * Scientific American *
Far more than an old wolves' tale. Instead, it illustrates what it's like to be an outsider from both a human and animal perspective and the level of healing and acceptance it takes from within to be accepted and to accept yourself * Electric Literature *
Urges us to take a lesson from the wolves, and learn to lean on one another * BookRiot *
Lyrical, captivating, thought-provoking and thrilling, this immersive read will capture your attention from the first page * Good Morning America *
The Australian author made waves with last summer's Migrations, a meditation on climate change and loneliness, and returns with a new story set in the Scottish Highlands, where two twin sisters join a team attempting to reintroduce a pack of wolves to their natural surroundings * Entertainment Weekly *
Unflinching in its view of the harm humans inflict on the environment and on each other and insisting on the interconnectedness of the two Once There Were Wolves delivers a powerful call for hope in the face of catastrophe * Shelf Awareness *
Vividly realized... Gorgeously rendered...A story full of subtle surprises...This is a stunner * Publishers Weekly *
Poetic...A lovely, gripping tale about a world that could be our own * Kirkus *
Once There Were Wolves is one of those very rare, special novels that changes you as you read, which you do as slowly as you can because you want to savor it, except the pages keep turning furiously because the story is so thrilling and so powerful. It's beautifully written and smart and impressively, importantly atmospheric. And it's also funny and warm and perfectly crafted with some of the best characters I have ever read. I will be enthusiastically recommending this novel to everyone forever. Charlotte McConaghy has cemented herself as a sure-thing, must-read writer for me. I loved loved loved this book -- Laurie Frankel, New York Times bestselling author of This Is How It Always Is
[A] propulsive novel. * Guardian *