Where there is wonder there is love - an unforgettable story of the beauty and savagery of the
Alaskan wilderness from the author of the million-copy international bestseller The Snow
Child . 'I read with my heart in my mouth filled with wonder' Rachel Joyce author of The
Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry 'An enthralling novel about the endurance of love the power
of forgiveness and the savage irresistible allure of wild places' Paula Hawkins author of The
Girl on the Train Birdie's keeping it together of course she is. So she's a little hungover
on her shifts and has to bring her daughter to the lodge while she waits tables but Emaleen
never goes hungry. It's a tough town to be a single mother and Birdie just needs to get by.
And then Birdie meets Arthur who is quieter than most men but makes her want to listen who
is gentle with Emaleen and understands Birdie's fascination with the mountains in whose shadow
they live. When Arthur asks Birdie and Emaleen to leave the lodge and make a home just the
three of them in his off-grid cabin Birdie's answer in a heartbeat is yes. Out in the
wilderness Birdie's days are harsher and richer than she ever imagined possible. Here she will
feel truly at one with nature. Here she and Emaleen will learn the whole fearful truth about
Arthur.