{"product_id":"wolf-season-paperback","title":"Wolf Season - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHelen Benedict\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Reading Group Month \"Great Group Reads\" selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Helen Benedict] has emerged as one of our most thoughtful and provocative writers of war literature.\" --\u003cb\u003eDavid Abrams\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eFobbit\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBrave Deeds\u003c\/i\u003e, at the \u003ci\u003eQuivering Pen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"No one writes with more authority or cool-eyed compassion about the experience of women in war both on and off the battlefield than Helen Benedict. . . . \u003ci\u003eWolf Season\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a novel for our times; it should be required reading.\" --\u003cb\u003eElissa Schappell\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eUse Me\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlueprints for Building Better Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fierce and vivid and full of hope, this story of trauma and resilience, of love and family, of mutual aid and solidarity in the aftermath of a brutal war is nothing short of magic. . . . To read these pages is to be transported to a world beyond hype and propaganda to see the human cost of war up close. This is not a novel that allows you to walk away unchanged.\" --\u003cb\u003eCara Hoffman\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eBe Safe I Love You\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRunning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A novel of love, loss, and survival, \u003ci\u003eWolf Season\u003c\/i\u003e delves into the complexities and murk of the after-war with blazing clarity. You will come to treasure these characters for their strengths and foibles alike. Helen Benedict has delivered yet again, and contemporary war literature is much the better for it.\" --\u003cb\u003eMatt Gallagher\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eKaboom: Embracing the Suck in a Savage Little War\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYoungblood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a hurricane devastates a small town in upstate New York, the lives of three women and their young children are irrevocably changed. Rin, an Iraq War veteran, tries to protect her blind daughter and the three wolves under her care. Naema, a widowed doctor who fled Iraq with her wounded son, faces life-threatening injuries and confusion about her feelings for Louis, a veteran and widower harboring his own secrets and guilt. Beth, who is raising a troubled son, waits out her marine husband's deployment in Afghanistan, equally afraid of him coming home and of him never returning at all. As they struggle to maintain their humanity and find hope, their war-torn lives collide in a way that will affect their entire community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Benedict\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of seven novels, including \u003ci\u003eSand Queen\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \"Best Contemporary War Novel\"; five works of nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Lonely Soldier: The Private War of Women Serving in Iraq\u003c\/i\u003e; and the play \u003ci\u003eThe Lonely Soldier Monologues\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Benedict\u003c\/b\u003e, a professor at Columbia University, is the author of seven novels, including \u003ci\u003eWolf Season\u003c\/i\u003e, a Firecracker Award Finalist and National Reading Group Month \"Great Group Reads\" selection, and \u003ci\u003eSand Queen\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \"Best Contemporary War Novel.\" A recipient of both the Ida B. Wells Award for Bravery in Journalism and the James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism, Benedict is also the author of five works of nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Lonely Soldier: The Private War of Women Serving in Iraq\u003c\/i\u003e, and the play \u003ci\u003eThe Lonely Soldier Monologues\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769825362208,"sku":"9781942658306","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f86deef42806459ac5b8299dd9fcb8ad.webp?v=1780357735","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/wolf-season-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}