Wild Dogs - Couverture souple

Humphreys, Helen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0393328422 ISBN 13 : 9780393328424

Editeur : W. W. Norton & Company, 2006

Synopsis

Wild Dogs As she falls in love with the wildlife biologist whose wolf leads a pack of feral dogs, Alice feels the tug between love's wild power and her desire to domesticate it. From the author of "The Lost Garden, Wild Dogs" strips away the conventions of love and passion to reveal deeper, richer truths. Full description

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

HELEN HUMPHREYS’s most recent novel, The Evening Chorus, was nominated for a Governor General’s Award and was a national bestseller. Her critically acclaimed memoir, Nocturne, was a finalist for the Trillium Book Award. Previous novels include Coventry, a New York Times Editors’ Choice, a Globe and Mail Best Book of the Year, and a finalist for the Trillium Book Award; Afterimage, which won the Rogers Writers’ Trust Prize for fiction; Leaving Earth, which won the Toronto Book Award; and The Lost Garden, which was a Canada Reads selection. The recipient of the Harbourfront Festival Prize for literary excellence, Humphreys lives in Kingston, Ontario.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The author of the bestseller The Lost Garden returnswith a luminous novel of intertwining stories that meet in a haunting, movingclimax.

Each evening at dusk, six people gather at the edge of thewoods, calling their dogs to come back to them, dogs that have turned wild andvanished from their lives. Drawn together by need, the group forms its own smallcommunity—until violence strikes unexpectedly.

Humphreys’ graceful writing, her superb eye for detail, hersensitivity and intelligence combine to produce an unforgettable story about thewild in all of us.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: W. W. Norton & Company
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0393328422
• ISBN 13: 9780393328424
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 194