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Title:
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Once There Were Wolves |
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Authors:
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McConaghy, Charlotte |
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Genre:
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Fiction |
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Pages:
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256 |
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Year:
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2021 |
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Language:
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English |
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Description:
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When biologist Inti Flynn arrives in the Scottish Highlands to lead a rewilding programme for grey wolves, she is accompanied by her twin sister Aggie, who needs her care and support.
The establishment of the Cairngorm Wolf Project incurs a hostile reception, even more so when a local farmer is found dead, and it is inevitable the wolves will be blamed. However, Inti is determined to champion both the wolves and her traumatised twin, whatever the cost.
Fascinating, fast-moving and morally complex, this literary eco-thriller also contains a mystery and a love story within its eloquent pages and rugged landscapes.
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Categories:
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Fiction, Environmental, Gender Issues, Morals/Ethics, Mystery, Relationships, Suspense/Thriller, Scotland, UK, 2024 Titles |
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By: NAP 020
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2026-03-31 15:34:56 |
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Very complex book, well researched. Enjoyed learning about the wolves. |
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By: GISB 017
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2026-02-11 14:06:40 |
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A well received book that the group really enjoyed. The questions in the book notes were in-depth, and made us see the deeper meaning of the book. Highly recommend. |
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By: NAP 026
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2026-01-13 17:03:57 |
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A unanimous decision - all members thought this was a great thought-provoking book. Great group discussion. |
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By: AUCK 443
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2025-11-02 16:19:12 |
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On average our members were appreciative of the rewilding need on our planet and glad about the Scottish Highlands' project being preluded by this novel. Some were disconcerted by the abrupt changes of time throughout. Human endeavour, frailty, determination, anger and hate, with reactions and consequences, and use of writers' tricks to create a page turner, made the book a good read for most. We couldn't decide whether Aggie was real, but her inclusion in the trope of three characters' disappearance into the wilderness was an issue for further discussion. |
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By: TAUM 003
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2025-10-30 10:26:45 |
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A book that Donald Trump would not see the point of - highly recommended! |
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By: CHCH 422
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2025-10-06 16:04:26 |
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Easy to read although a little far fetched in some parts. Some interesting facts about wolves in how they live and behave with each other. Lots of strands with different times and places. The information about the author was interesting with her being neurodivergent. |
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By: WHITBY 005
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2025-10-01 16:02:01 |
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Well received, an interesting book with complex and intriguing characters and plot twists. What really happened? Great discussion. One member shared her childhood memories of living in Scotland close to the Cairngorms. |
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By: CHCH 392
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2025-06-24 10:27:44 |
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One of the best books I've read all year. We ALL loved it! |
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By: AUCK 208
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2025-05-12 09:39:29 |
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Interesting, constructive, thought provoking, with believable characters. Enjoyed by all our group, although quite complex. |
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By: PALMN 042
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2025-03-17 14:54:32 |
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A very popular book. We all enjoyed it. We were disappointed that they had not actually re-wilded Scotland. Enjoyed the mystery and unconventional romance. Lots wondered if the twin had died before the move to Scotland. Really interested in the wolves and their behaviour. Good twist at the end. |
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By: LOWER 019
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2024-12-31 10:02:39 |
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Well received and enjoyed by all. |
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By: WARK 006
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2024-10-16 13:22:16 |
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Everyone loved this book. |
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By: COOKS 001
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2024-07-30 12:47:53 |
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We all found this book difficult to get to grips with and slightly 'far fetched', the biggest mystery was how come no-one knew that Inti's sister Aggie was living with her? Apart from this hiccup, we did discuss the need to be very mindful of how we treat our environment as individuals, a community and a nation. How do we get our voices heard by the 'powers that be' and what influence do we have on our grandchildren regarding environmental issues like global warming, do we 'live the talk'? |
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By: PICT 005
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2023-11-23 14:27:47 |
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Members of our group were ambivalent about the violence in this book. We appreciated discussing the lyrical descriptions and environmental themes. |
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By: AUCK 037
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2023-11-07 11:45:18 |
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Interesting book, and we had a wonderful discussion about all aspects of the story of rewilding and introducing, in this case, wolves back into the whenua and justifying it by mentioning the real life example of wolves being reintroduced into Yellowstone Park. We decided it was a pageturner /a crime thriller novel. Some wouldn’t recommend it but most enjoyed it and had got a lot out of the setting and the characters. We decided that Addie was real and were horrified at her treatment by her doctor husband. Iti was angry about men and we described her as passionate, and obsessed about the wolves. |
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By: HAMIL 003
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2023-10-12 13:09:24 |
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All thought it was a very interesting book. |
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By: DUNED 113
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2023-09-18 10:27:34 |
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Some of our group found this book a little complicated. Lots going on in the story that got a bit confusing! The info about the wolves was really interesting however. |
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By: AUCK 285
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2023-08-21 12:27:12 |
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Almost all read and enjoyed this book. Whilst slightly fantastical in parts it had a lot of themes to follow - environmental action, abusive relationships, murder/mystery, love story - in such a small book. We liked the writing style. Interesting - great book. |
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By: MTCOOK 001
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2023-08-03 14:48:08 |
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Dark, but most people finished it and appreciated it. |
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By: PALMN 031
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2023-06-28 09:43:25 |
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Enjoyed by our group. |
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By: CHCH 125
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2023-05-01 14:40:08 |
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Interesting concept. Learnt a lot about wolves. |
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By: ASHB 012
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2023-03-16 14:36:28 |
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We all loved this book, well written with a great plot. We learnt a lot about wolves as well. |
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