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PublisherAlgonquin Books of Chapel Hill

ISBN-101643752715

ISBN-139781643752716

eBay Product ID (ePID)18058377891

Product Key Features

Book TitleInside the Wolf : a Novel

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2023

TopicSmall Town & Rural, Literary

GenreFiction

AuthorAmy Rowland

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight11.7 Oz

Item Length8.6 in

Item Width5.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2023-003913

Reviews"There may or may not be wolves in North Carolina but they haunt Rachel, the narrator and, finally, the heroine of Inside the Wolf . I love the cunning structure of this novel and the wonderful intelligence with which Amy Rowland explores what it means to live in a place where everyone knows your past. I couldn't wait to see what her richly imagined characters would do next."-- Margot Livesey, author of The Boy in the Field, "At once elegiac and hopeful, Inside the Wolf is a raw, moving meditation on the dangerous myths we make as families and communities. A wise book, exquisitely written." -- Fiona McFarlane, author of The Night Guest and The Sun Walks Down, "Devastating and moving. An unsparing glimpse into a community fractured by its troubled past; a story populated by those seeking salvation from the traumas that haunt them. This is a novel that stuck with me long after I'd finished reading."-- Nathan Harris, author of The Sweetness of Water

SynopsisA haunting, "exquisitely written" novel that explores the true costs of tradition, gun ownership, masculinity, and Southern mythmaking through the lens of an accidental shooting that reverberates across generations (Fiona McFarlane, author of The Night Guest ). "A vital Southern novel that speaks to a violent American legacy." -- The New York Times Book Review Rachel Ruskin never intended to return to her family's tobacco farm in Shiloh, North Carolina. But when a love affair and her academic career studying Southern folklore in New York City both flame out, she has no choice. Back in her hometown in the wake of family loss, she is alone, haunted by memories of the long-ago accidental shooting death of a childhood friend, an unexplained dead wolf in her backyard, and Shiloh's buried history of racism and violence. Rachel tries to connect with Jewel, her late brother's girlfriend, to build a relationship with her baby niece, Lyric. And the curious young children, Tom and Lily, who live down the road, like to keep her company. Even a flirty rekindling with her neighbor Tobias might finally make her feel part of the community. But still, she can't escape the whispers from the town. When another tragic incident occurs, however, Rachel can no longer avoid confronting her own past wrongs; nor can she continue to hold herself apart from her community. How can the people of Shiloh reconcile their love of hunting and their belief in tradition with the loss of more children? How can she find a way back to those she grew up loving? Drawn back into the rhythms of Shiloh and in search of a place to belong, Rachel must question everything she grew up believing and at the same time find a way to accept those around her. Immersive, fierce, and urgently topical, Inside the Wolf is also, ultimately, a page-turning and redemptive novel that interrogates the mythology of the American past.

LC Classification NumberPS3618.O877I67 2023