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Wo die Wölfe sind

Wo die Wölfe sind

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Contemporary LiteratureNature
Published
2022
Language
German

Synopsis

Inti Flynn travels to Scotland to lead a project reintroducing wolves to the Highlands. As a scientist, she believes wild predators are the only way to heal a landscape stripped of its balance. As a woman carrying a difficult past, she hopes the move might also let her start over.

Inti has a rare, troubling ability: to physically feel the pain and fear of other living creatures. When a local farmer is found dead and suspicion falls immediately on her wolves, Inti is forced to confront her deepest fears — is it the wolves that are dangerous, or the people hunting them? And can she ever let another person close again, or will the wilderness she's trying to save consume her instead?

Charlotte McConaghy's literary eco-thriller, translated into German by Tanja Handels, blends a reintroduction story with a study of trauma, empathy, and the costs of intimacy.

Prose complexity
7/10

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Genres

Contemporary Literature Nature Literary Fiction Suspense Thriller

About the author

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Charlotte McConaghy

Charlotte McConaghy is an Australian novelist and screenwriter, born in 1988 in Darwin, Northern Territory. She holds a master's degree in screenwriting from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School. She began her career writing speculative fiction for young readers, including the Strangers of Paragor and Chronicles of Kaya series, before turning to adult literary fiction with Migrations (2020). Her subsequent novels, Once There Were Wolves (2021) and Wild Dark Shore (2025), are New York...

Characters

Inti FlynnProtagonist

A wolf biologist leading a reintroduction project in the Scottish Highlands, with a rare capacity to physically feel others' pain.

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Frequently asked questions

  • What is the significance of the protagonist's condition in the story?

    The protagonist, Inti Flynn, experiences mirror-touch synesthesia, a rare neurological condition that causes her to physically feel the sensations and emotions of others. This trait deeply influences her perspective on the natural world and her intense, protective bond with the wolves she is working to reintroduce.

  • Does this book have any connection to the author's other works?

    While this is a standalone novel, it shares thematic DNA with the author's previous work, Migrations, as both stories explore the complex, often fraught relationship between humanity and the natural environment through the eyes of a deeply committed, unconventional female lead.