Wild Dogs - Softcover

Helen Humphreys

3.86

725 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1904559158 ISBN 13: 9781904559153

Publisher: MAIA BOOKS, 2005

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Out beyond the edge of town, in the woods behind Cooper's farm, a pack of lost dogs runs wild. At dusk every evening six people gather to call their former companions home. Their patient waiting becomes a ritual, a memorial and then a healing, as they share their common losses and individual tragedies. Helen Humphreys weaves an enchanting tapestry of characters, layering lyrical narrative and rich imagery into a work of deep resonance and delicate hope. "Wild Dogs" is a remarkable work about the power of human strength, trust and love.

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Review:

‘A compelling story of loss and of truth, simply and beautifully rendered: Wild Dogs is a gem’ -- Gillian Slovo

‘Gentle one moment before callously ripping your heart out the next’ -- Montreal Gazette

‘Reminiscent of Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying’ -- Globe and Mail, Toronto

About the Author:

Helen Humphreys has won the City of Toronto Book Award, the Roger Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and has been selected as a New York Times Notable. Her previous novels, including 'The Lost Garden' and 'Afterimage', were published by Bloomsbury to critical acclaim. She lives in Kingston, Ontario.

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