The Tenderness of Wolves
Costa Book of the Year 2007

Sometimes insightful remarks are made which are so reductive they have the power to diminish life even as they explain it. In 1939 Alfred Hitchcock explained in a lecture at Columbia University: "We have a name in the studio, and we call it the 'MacGuffin.' It is the mechanical element that usually......more

For what it's worth, this is the first book I've read since I joined Goodreads to which I've given five stars. So, at the risk of gushing, I'm telling you to run, don't walk, to reserve this at your local library or buy it. The setting is the 1860s in Canada, where the small community of Caulfield an......more

This book is directed at readers rather than thinkers. I can understand why people like it because there are plenty of wonderfully crafted moments, but the novel lacks focus and depth. I've read a few reviews that ooh and aah over the fact that it's a murder mystery wrapped in a love story hog-tied......more

Something about the title of the book had attracted my attention. We do not assign any qualities remotely resembling “tenderness” to wolves! The extract of the review from People on the cover page further piqued my curiosity. What was so special about the said review? I quote it verbatim for you, de......more

"Ori de cate ori melancolia pune stapanire pe mine, lucru frecvent de-o vreme incoace, imi impun sa-mi aduc aminte ca el tremura cand ma atingea, ca am fost candva muza cuiva." O carte superba care a devenit, fara efort, una dintre preferatele mele. Imi place foarte mult si titlul original, "The tend......more