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In the remote woods of Russia, roam the wolves…..
The Wolf Wilder
What you need to know before your trail
Feodora and her mother live in the snowbound woods of Russia, in a house full of food and fireplaces. Ten minutes away, in a ruined chapel, lives a pack of wolves. Feodora’s mother is a wolf wilder, and Feo is a wolf wilder in training. A wolf wilder is the opposite of an animal tamer: it is a person who teaches tamed animals to fend for themselves, and to fight and to run, and to be wary of humans.
When the murderous hostility of the Russian Army threatens her very existence, Feo is left with no option but to go on the run.
Travel Guide
Russia and wolves
Wolf illustration from the book
“Peter the Great had seven wolves, all as white as the moon
The capture wolves wear golden chains and are taught to sit still while people around them laugh and drink and blow cigar smoke into their eyes. they are fed caviar, which they find disgusting.
Some grow so fat that the fur on their stomach sweeps the ground as they waddle up and down stairs and collects fluff and ash
But a wolf cannot be tamed in the way a dog can be tamed, and it cannot be kept indoors. Wolves , like children, are now born to lead calm lives”
Booktrail Boarding Pass: The Wolf Wilder
Destination : Russia Author/Guide: Katherine Rundell
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