Tell The Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
I spent money to buy this book while in the airport on the way to Maine. I love to browse in airport bookstores. Over the years I've found some incredible reads at the airport. I hesitated for awhile over this book, (we had a long layover) because it's pretty amazing that I've kept my New Year's resolution for almost eight months, not to spend money on a book. But here's how I justified it as I handed over my credit card to the cashier. I had a large gift card balance at Amazon that had been feeding my book habit. I had to purchase so doggie poop bags for Ginger. Since the best price was on Amazon, my gift card balance was reduced to pay for them. I'm calling it a wash. I took money out of my wallet for a book that I would have used my gift card for, except I had used that for poop bags. Makes sense to me.
And am I ever glad for this exchange! Tell The Wolves I'm Home is funny and sad, tender and tragic all at the same time. Thirteen year old June is at odds with everyone except for her Uncle Finn. She and Finn explore New York City with a sense of curiosity June seems only able to share with him. When he dies, she is alone again, until notes and gifts begin arriving from Toby, Finn's lover. June has never met him or even knew he existed until now. Toby had been banished from June's family by her mother, Finn's sister.
Tell The Wolves I'm Home is an intricately woven story of sibling rivalry, coming of age, life and death, right and wrong. June looks at the world through the eyes of child. Her sister, Greta, who is sixteen, views her little sister as just that, little and stupid. The girls parents are accountants, immersed in tax season, unaware of how their children are spending their time. As June's relationship with Toby grows, both of them come to know how lucky they were to have Finn in their lives. The rest of the family learns that lesson too, but it doesn't come easily.
Tell The Wolves I'm Home grabbed my heart at the beginning and held on until the very last page. I couldn't put it down and didn't want it to end. A story that can bring tears to my eyes, is a story worth reading. Although I didn't agree with the family's decisions in the end, I understood their reasons why. An author's ability to make me feel characters in such a real way makes the story worth its weight in gold. Tell The Wolves I'm Home is magnificent and didn't cost quite as much as the poop bags so the next time I'm in an airport bookstore, I've got some credit left.
I spent money to buy this book while in the airport on the way to Maine. I love to browse in airport bookstores. Over the years I've found some incredible reads at the airport. I hesitated for awhile over this book, (we had a long layover) because it's pretty amazing that I've kept my New Year's resolution for almost eight months, not to spend money on a book. But here's how I justified it as I handed over my credit card to the cashier. I had a large gift card balance at Amazon that had been feeding my book habit. I had to purchase so doggie poop bags for Ginger. Since the best price was on Amazon, my gift card balance was reduced to pay for them. I'm calling it a wash. I took money out of my wallet for a book that I would have used my gift card for, except I had used that for poop bags. Makes sense to me.
And am I ever glad for this exchange! Tell The Wolves I'm Home is funny and sad, tender and tragic all at the same time. Thirteen year old June is at odds with everyone except for her Uncle Finn. She and Finn explore New York City with a sense of curiosity June seems only able to share with him. When he dies, she is alone again, until notes and gifts begin arriving from Toby, Finn's lover. June has never met him or even knew he existed until now. Toby had been banished from June's family by her mother, Finn's sister.
Tell The Wolves I'm Home is an intricately woven story of sibling rivalry, coming of age, life and death, right and wrong. June looks at the world through the eyes of child. Her sister, Greta, who is sixteen, views her little sister as just that, little and stupid. The girls parents are accountants, immersed in tax season, unaware of how their children are spending their time. As June's relationship with Toby grows, both of them come to know how lucky they were to have Finn in their lives. The rest of the family learns that lesson too, but it doesn't come easily.
Tell The Wolves I'm Home grabbed my heart at the beginning and held on until the very last page. I couldn't put it down and didn't want it to end. A story that can bring tears to my eyes, is a story worth reading. Although I didn't agree with the family's decisions in the end, I understood their reasons why. An author's ability to make me feel characters in such a real way makes the story worth its weight in gold. Tell The Wolves I'm Home is magnificent and didn't cost quite as much as the poop bags so the next time I'm in an airport bookstore, I've got some credit left.
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