"Tell the Wolves I’m Home" by Carol Rifka Brunt – A Tale of Lost Souls

The year is 1987 and June Elbus lives a life closed off from practically everyone else. The only person around whom she can feel and be herself is her uncle, a renowned painter by the name of Finn Weiss. 

Apart from being her grandfather, he was also her confidant and her best friend; he was the bright light in June’s life. Unfortunately, Finn falls victim to some kind of mysterious illness one day and departs from this world, leaving June all by herself (metaphorically of course).

However, what June doesn't realize is that the story is only beginning, as a man whom she saw hovering indistinctly at the back of the crowd sends her a teapot from Finn’s apartment; the stranger’s name is Toby. Along with the teapot Toby sends an invitation to June, expressing his desire to meet her.

Somewhat reluctant, June finds herself enthralled by this turn of events and accepts to meet the stranger. As the two start spending time together, June realizes that Finn was to Toby what he was to her: perhaps the only person capable of understanding. 

Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt (Book cover))
Over the course of the novel June and Toby grow closer and closer, trusting each other and making the most of this unexpected friendship which was formed when the two needed it most. Carol Rifka Blunt’s Tell the Wolves I’m Home is a very heavy novel, at least from an emotional perspective. 

It is more of a character study than a story, examining how June and Toby, two lost souls, find compassion for each other in what is perhaps the darkest moment of their lives. All in all, this is an unforgettable coming of age novel which wants to show us that while love can be lost, it can be found again, and that compassion is what truly makes a human being worthy of living. 


Carol Rifka Brunt (Author)

Carol Rifka Brunt


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Though she may have been born in New York, Carol Rifka Brunt has decided to make the move to England with her husband and children. Her works have received lots of praise from various newspapers and magazines, not to mention that her only novel, Tell the Wolves I’m Home, has become a real hit around the world.



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