Wolf Winter by Cecilia Ekbäck
A brilliantly written and gripping historical Nordic Noir thriller with all the intrigue and atmosphere of Burial Rites, the pent-up passion of The Piano and the suspense of The Tenderness of Wolves.
Exquisitely suspenseful, beautifully written, and highly recommended -- Lee Child, No1 bestselling author of the Jack Reacher thrillers
Cecilia Ekback provides something fresh. . haunting . . . ugly secrets are soon brought to light at the cost of great danger to Maija and her family. Highly individual fare. * Financial Times *
This story of the struggle for survival of a family of Finnish settlers in Swedish Lapland in the early 18th Century is not for the faint hearted. The writer creates a convincing atmosphere of a very strange time in a very strange land... The details of how these people survive in an extraordinary landscape stays with you long after you have finished reading. * Daily Mail *
This debut by Swedish-born writer creeps up on its reader - steadily immersing them in its distant dangerous world. Eighty pages in, it is a surprise to look up and discover you are not snowbound. * Metro *
Strong sense of place, robust characters and gothiky atmosphere. * Woman & Home *
There are shivers aplenty in Cecilia Ekback's cracking atmospheric debut. * Saturday Express Magazine *
Memorable and interesting characters, this story will stay with me for a long time. * Cook Create Read blog *
Ekbäck is wonderful at evoking place, and the coming ling of real and spirit worlds works a treat. There is so much to enjoy. * Guardian *
A compelling suspenseful story. * Sunday Times *
It's a dark but colourfully told tale, richly laced with elements of gothic mystery. * Mail on Sunday *
Cecilia Ekback provides something fresh. . haunting . . . ugly secrets are soon brought to light at the cost of great danger to Maija and her family. Highly individual fare. * Financial Times *
This story of the struggle for survival of a family of Finnish settlers in Swedish Lapland in the early 18th Century is not for the faint hearted. The writer creates a convincing atmosphere of a very strange time in a very strange land... The details of how these people survive in an extraordinary landscape stays with you long after you have finished reading. * Daily Mail *
This debut by Swedish-born writer creeps up on its reader - steadily immersing them in its distant dangerous world. Eighty pages in, it is a surprise to look up and discover you are not snowbound. * Metro *
Strong sense of place, robust characters and gothiky atmosphere. * Woman & Home *
There are shivers aplenty in Cecilia Ekback's cracking atmospheric debut. * Saturday Express Magazine *
Memorable and interesting characters, this story will stay with me for a long time. * Cook Create Read blog *
Ekbäck is wonderful at evoking place, and the coming ling of real and spirit worlds works a treat. There is so much to enjoy. * Guardian *
A compelling suspenseful story. * Sunday Times *
It's a dark but colourfully told tale, richly laced with elements of gothic mystery. * Mail on Sunday *
Cecilia Ekbäck was born in the north of Sweden; her parents come from Lapland. During her teens, she worked as a journalist and after university specialised in marketing. Over twenty years her work for a multinational took her to Russia, Germany, France, Portugal, the Middle East and the UK.
In 2010, she finished a Masters in Creative Writing at Royal Holloway. She now lives in Calgary with her husband and twin daughters, 'returning home' to the landscape and the characters of her childhood in her writing. Wolf Winter is her first novel and she is at work on her second.You can find out more about Cecilia via her website www.ceciliaekback.com and you can follow her @CeciliaEkback on Twitter.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781444789553 |
| ISBN 10 | 1444789554 |
| Title | Wolf Winter |
| Author | Cecilia Ekbäck |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2015-11-05 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Prizes | Winner of HWA/Goldsboro Crown for Debut Historical Fiction 2016 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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