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(I'm very sorry to be late with this, but I've had problems with my Internet connection and was unable to start the thread earlier! ) Happy New Year 2013 everyone, I hope many of you have read the book and are eager to discuss it with the rest of us! It is assumed that you have read the book before reading posts in this thread, as the discussion might give away crucial points, and the continuous use of spoiler tags might hinder fluent reading of posts. The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney Blurb (from Amazon): 1867, Canada: as winter tightens its grip on the isolated settlement of Dove River, a man is brutally murdered and a 17-year old boy disappears. Tracks leaving the dead man's cabin head north towards the forest and the tundra beyond. In the wake of such violence, people are drawn to the township - journalists, Hudson's Bay Company men, trappers, traders - but do they want to solve the crime or exploit it? One-by-one the assembled searchers set out from Dove River, pursuing the tracks across a desolate landscape home only to wild animals, madmen and fugitives, variously seeking a murderer, a son, two sisters missing for 17 years, a Native American culture, and a fortune in stolen furs before the snows settle and cover the tracks of the past for good. In an astonishingly assured debut, Stef Penney deftly waves adventure, suspense, revelation and humour into a panoramic historical romance, an exhilarating thriller, a keen murder mystery and ultimately, with the sheer scope and quality of her storytelling, one of the books of the year. Some basic questions to discuss, courtesy of BCF: 1- Who was your favourite character? Were there any characters whom you disliked? 2- Was there a particular part you enjoyed more than the rest? 3- Did you like the writing? What did you think of the way the story was told (partly from Mrs Ross's point of view, partly third person omniscient narrator?) 4- Was this the first book you've read by this author, has it encouraged you to read more? Here's a link to Penney's second novel The Invisible Ones. 5- Were there any parts/ideas you struggled with? 6- Overall, was reading the book an enjoyable experience? * Additional questions: 7. The title of the book: What did you think of it? And what relevance do you think it has to the book? (provided by bree)