![]() ![]() She's somewhat obsessed with a classmate, Lily, who spread rumours that their teacher, Me Grierson, molested her though this is questionable. Linda, mostly left to raise herself by hippy, laid back parents, lives in Northern Minnesota, on grounds that used to belong to a commune, of which her parents were members. ![]() History of Wolves is a coming of age story that will resonate with many people. Someone with a little more gravitas would have been more suitable, I felt. The only thing that bothered me was the voice of the narrator. ![]() It is very atmospheric and the descriptions of the remote area in which the story is set are very vivid. It examines bullying in all its forms, by adults and children secrets and lies the nature of truth coercion within relationships religion and the choices that it forces upon vulnerable people the rights of children alleged paedophiles and their 'victims'. But this novel is so much more than that straightforward narrative. It all ends in tragedy and the girl has to examine her part in it. ![]() She becomes drawn in by that family and becomes implicated in the secrets that bind them. At a very basic level this novel seems very simple, a tale of a young girl growing up in an unusual environment ( an ex-commune) who becomes attracted to the life of a seemingly ordinary family who live nearby. ![]()
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