For anyone who loves wolves, this novel is one you should not miss. Helen Ross and Luke Calder (especially Luke, who I envisioned as a hot young rancher) are still fresh in my mind. Though it has been some time since I have read this book, one thing that still stands out in my mind are the characters. Evans builds characters who we side with and side against. ' This novel, from the same author as The Horse Whisperer, Nicholas Evans, is about a wolf biologist, a wolf pack, and a small town's fear and loathing of wolves. Love, secrets, heartbreak, it's all here! ' - Kristie, ' Wonderful story and beautifully written.

Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.And even more hatred against the government who in their view, caused the problem. I can understand the hatred the folks feel towards the wolves over this.

Wolves ARE a problem when they're feeding on cattle-costing the rancher hundreds of dollars a piece. If I have a complaint, it's that Evans went out of his way to make the rancher morally and legally 'the bad guy' here when in fact the problems go a little deeper than just 'rancher bad', 'bunny hugger' good.

Though it's a fictional story, it did a pretty good job describing the conflicts that have arisen in this part of the country regarding this topic. 'Good story about the conflict in Montana ranching country between the people who raise cattle for a living and the wolves who have been re-introduced back into the region. by daring to lead a town out of the violent darkness of its past. And soon Helen is at the center of the storm, by loving the wrong man, by defying the wrong man. But an ancient hatred awaits her in Hope, a hatred that will tear a family and ultimately the community apart. Biologist Helen Ross has come to Hope from the East, fleeing a life in shambles, determined to save the wolves from those who seek to destroy them. A pack of wolves makes a sudden savage return to the Rocky Mountain ranching town of Hope, Montana, where a century earlier they were slaughtered by the thousands. From the author of The Horse Whisperer comes the phenomenal #1 New York Times bestseller, an extraordinary new novel of love, family, and man's struggle with the wild.

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