WIld Dogs - Softcover

'Mysterious, poetic, suspenseful, heartbreaking: magnificent fiction that evokes the complex connection between humans and the natural world' Kirkus Reviews, which awarded it a star for unusual merit 'Gentle one moment before callously ripping your heart out the next' Montreal Gazette 'Reminiscent of Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying"' The Globe and Mail, Toronto 'A compelling story of loss and of truth, simply and beautifully rendered: Wild Dogs is a gem' Gillian Slovo 'A first-rate talent ... haunting' Canada Post

Out beyond the edge of town, in the woods behind Cooper's farm, a pack of lost dogs runs wild. At dusk every evening six people gather to call their former companions home. Their patient waiting becomes a ritual, a memorial and then a healing, as they share their common losses and individual tragedies. Helen Humphreys weaves an enchanting tapestry of characters, layering lyrical narrative and rich imagery into a work of deep resonance and delicate hope. "Wild Dogs" is a remarkable work about the power of human strength, trust and love.