Wolf Winter

Set in 1717. Maija, her husband, and their two young daughters have moved from Finland to Swedish Lapland near Blackåsen Mountain. Soon after their arrival, the girls find the body of a man called Eriksson. The others in the community dismiss his death as a wolf attack, but Maija sees signs of something far more sinister.

As the story progresses we see the weather turn bitterly cold, watch Maija struggle through winter alone, without her husband, and we follower her quest to unearth the truth, no matter how many people want to keep their dark secrets hidden.

Wolf Winter was an atmospheric book with a steady pace. It called up memories of bitter winters past, as well as the feeling of being a young girl who observes much but says little.

I would recommend that if you are like me and have a hard time recalling character names and their place in a story, that you jot down a few character descriptions as you start this book. Everyone has a very meaningful connection to the events that take place in this book, and you don't want to miss anything.