The Wolf Border

I've long had an interest in the ongoing conversation regarding the reintroduction of wolves into the wild in Britain, particularly in Scotland, and to see these often frustratingly circular discussions come to fruition in The Wolf Border was magical.

Hall's writing is effortlessly evocative; reminiscent of Matt Bell's in its demands that you read slowly and carefully. There is so much packed into this book, far beyond the confines of wildlife conservation. Hall's examination of the human condition in parallel with the lives of the new wolf pack is deftly presented in her wonderful prose, and her vision of a world in which the campaign for Scottish independence was successful cut very close to the bone.

My first Sarah Hall but definitely not my last.