Tell the Wolves I'm Home

In this striking literary debut, CarolRifka Brunt unfolds a moving story of love, grief, and renewal as two lonelypeople become the unlikeliest of friends and find that sometimes you don't knowyou've lost someone until you've found them.

1987. There's only one person who has ever truly understood fourteen-year-oldJune Elbus, and that's her uncle, the renowned painter Finn Weiss. Shy atschool and distant from her older sister, June can only be herself in Finn'scompany; he is her godfather, confidant, and best friend. So when he dies, fartoo young, of a mysterious illness her mother can barely speak about, June'sworld is turned upside down. But Finn's death brings a surprise acquaintanceinto June's life-someone who will help her to heal, and to question what shethinks she knows about Finn, her family, and even her own heart.

At Finn's funeral, June notices a strange man lingering just beyond the crowd.A few days later, she receives a package in the mail. Inside is a beautifulteapot she recognizes from Finn's apartment, and a note from Toby, thestranger, asking for an opportunity to meet. As the two begin to spend timetogether, June realizes she's not the only one who misses Finn, and if she canbring herself to trust this unexpected friend, he just might be the one sheneeds the most.

An emotionally charged coming-of-age novel, Tell the Wolves I'm Home is a tender story of love lost andfound, an unforgettable portrait of the way compassion can make us whole again.

Carol RifkaBrunt's work has appeared in several literary journals, including North American Review and The Sun. In 2006, she was one ofthree fiction writers who received the New Writing Ventures award and, in 2007,she received a generous Arts Council grant to write Tell the Wolves I'm Home, her first novel. Originally from NewYork, she currently lives in England with her husband and three children.

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Advancepraise for Tell the Wolves I'm Home

"A gorgeously evocative novel about love, loss, and the ragged mysteries of thehuman heart, all filtered through the achingly real voice of a remarkable youngheroine. How can you not fall in love with a book that shows you how hope canmake a difference?"-Caroline Leavitt, NewYork Times bestselling author of Picturesof You

"Tell the Wolves I'm Home is acharming, sure-handed, and deeply sympathetic debut. Brunt writes about family,adolescence, and the human heart with great candor, insight, andpathos."-Jonathan Evison, New YorkTimes bestselling author of Westof Here

"Tell the Wolves I'm Home is atale as charming and magnetic as the missing character at its heart. It's alove story of the most unusual kind-several love stories, really-vivid andmadly relatable, heartening as well as heartbreaking. Brunt is a captivating storytellerand a wonderful new voice."-Rebecca Makkai, author of The Borrower