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City Wolves
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| Sub Title: Historical Fiction |
| 9780978160074 |
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| Blue Butterfly Books |
| Heffron, Dorris |
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| Page Count: 449 |
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
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| $36.95 |
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A tale of ventures and loves, City of Wolves follows Meg Wilkinson, one of Canada's first female veterinarians, from a restricting life in Nova Scotia to the wild confusion of gold rush Yukon with its fascinating characters and world of licence. Amidst Mounties, dance hall girls, Klondike kings, mushers, priests, and swindlers - all the mangy and magnificent people, dogs, and spirits that suddenly populate raucous Dawson City - Meg finds more than most prospectors. She discovers deep satisfaction caring for the dogs that are so like the wolves who, from earliest days, inspired her into veterinary service.
Yet Meg had also learned a much older story about the wolves, the ancestors of the sled dogs, and about Ike and Piji, an Inuit couple who had been among the first to bridge the wolf-human divide. Their spirits haunt this story as they inspire and observe Meg throughout her adventures. While their story speaks to Meg and strengthens a passion for her work, it also helps stir her desire for love.
Brimming with colourful characters, drama, humour, and rich historical detail, City Wolves is lively, insightful historical fiction that brilliantly reveals the wold-like nature of humans and the human nature of wolves. |
Author Bio: Dorris Heffron was born in Noranda, Quebec, and raised in Ontario. With an M.A. in literature and philosophy from Queen's University, she has taught at Oxford, the University of Malaysia, and elsewhere. She is author of three acclaimed young adult novels, and an adult fiction novel, A Shark in the House. She now lives at "Little Creek Wolf Range" near Thornbury, Ontario. |
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