Wolf Road, Alice Roberts
Wolf Road, Alice Roberts
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Wolf Road
The bestselling animal adventure from TV's Alice Roberts

Author: Alice Roberts

Narrator: Sofia Engstrand

Abridged: 8 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/03/2023


Synopsis

Discover the history of our lifetime through one girl's adventure, in the epic new children's novel from bestselling author and broadcaster, Professor Alice Roberts.

'A fine storyteller' Philip Pullman

‘A wonderful book – exciting, fascinating, gripping, beautifully written’ Anthony McGowan

'Highly atmospheric, this impressive story asks questions about human fears across the ages.' Daily Mail

Tuuli is a prehistoric girl, travelling with her tribe through the seasons – making camp, hunting for food and protecting themselves against the many hazards that the climate throws at them. Tuuli knows there’s a bigger world out there, and when she spots a strange boy lurking outside their camp, she realises that he might hold the adventure she is looking for. 

He is from another tribe, sent to find safer ground and as he and Tuuli strike up an unlikely friendship, they set out on a journey that will impact the rest of human history. 

A vast adventure with a very human heart, full of wild animals, huge scenery and heart-stopping danger and inspired by real anthropological discoveries. The stunning debut novel from Digging for Britain presenter, Professor Alice Roberts, for fans of His Dark Materials, Wolf Brother and The Last Bear.

About Alice Roberts

Professor Alice Roberts is an academic, author and broadcaster, specialising in human anatomy, physiology, evolution, archaeology and history. In 2001, Alice made her television debut on Channel 4’s Time Team, and went on to write and present The Incredible Human Journey, Origins of Us and Ice Age Giants on BBC2. She is also the presenter of the popular TV series Digging for Britain. Alice has been a Professor of Public Engagement with Science at the University of Birmingham since 2012.  


Reviews

Goodreads review by Hannah

3.5, a good filler for kids who loved Wolf Brother. Still explores a really interesting time period that we don’t get a lot in books, has lovely characters but the plot was missing anything driving it. The book info tells us about Andar but we never actually get that information in the book. It’s ca......more

Goodreads review by Stuart

This wonderful story was written for children, but I read an enjoyed it as a man of 75 years because it is so well written. An absorbing, intelligent, imaginative adventure informed by the science the author has lived with and her experience of life in appropriate lands. I’ve followed Alice Roberts’......more

Goodreads review by Martijn

What was the world like 30 thousand years ago? Before the dawn of civilisation and deep in the Ice Age how did our ancestors live? What did they think? How did they pass the time? How much were they like us? These are a seriously BIG questions. They have filled academic tomes (not so much fun) and an......more