A propulsive story of a woman desperate to save her family and the natural world she loves at any cost, from the bestselling author of Wild Dark Shore

‘A wildly talented writer’ Emily St. John Mandel
‘Stunning’ LA Times
‘Bold and heartfelt’ New York Times Book Review

A woman with a singular mission. A remote community. A mysterious death.

Inti Flynn arrives in the Scottish Highlands with fourteen grey wolves, a traumatised sister and fierce tenacity to rewild the ruined landscape.

But violence dogs their footsteps and one night Inti stumbles over the body of a farmer. Unable to accept that her wolves could be responsible, she makes a reckless decision to protect them. But if the wolves didn't make the kill, then who did? And can she trust the man she is falling in love with when he becomes the main suspect?


‘A propulsive novel’ Guardian
‘Gripping and often very moving…affording us a glimpse of the unknowable’ Sydney Morning Herald


READERS LOVE ONCE THERE WERE WOLVES:


There are not enough stars for this novel
I would LOVE to see a sequel!
Captivating, and had me hooked from the first chapter
Heartbreaking
Beautiful to read
I was captivated by this book

"Blazing...Visceral...As McConaghy shows in this stunning book, the limits of language lead us to the limits of empathy" - Los Angeles Times

"Bold...A heartfelt and earnest novel" - The New York Times Book Review

"This heart-pounding novel digs into the complex relationships between humans and the creatures with which we share the natural world" - Newsweek

"Suspenseful and poignant...humans and animals alike can break our hearts" - Scientific American

"Far more than an old wolves' tale. Instead, it illustrates what it's like to be an outsider from both a human and animal perspective and the level of healing and acceptance it takes from within to be accepted and to accept yourself" - Electric Literature

"Urges us to take a lesson from the wolves, and learn to lean on one another" - BookRiot

"Lyrical, captivating, thought-provoking and thrilling, this immersive read will capture your attention from the first page" - Good Morning America

"The Australian author made waves with last summer's Migrations, a meditation on climate change and loneliness, and returns with a new story set in the Scottish Highlands, where two twin sisters join a team attempting to reintroduce a pack of wolves to their natural surroundings" - Entertainment Weekly