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A review by jgwc54e5
Wolf Winter by Cecilia Ekbäck
4.0
What a great read! This is a combination historical novel, murder mystery with lots of magical realism. Set in Swedish Lapland in 1717, A family moves to Blackasen mountain where settlers live hard lives. The author does an excellent job of building foreboding and the dark, cold winter adds a dimension that is hard for me (an Australian) to imagine. The story builds slowly and takes time to develop the various characters making it an immersive experience. The conclusion is shocking and rounds up all the loose ends in a satisfying way.
There’s many themes here, contrast between the religion of priests and the older shamanic or pagan religion of the Lapps(as they are referred to in the book); the lack of rights for women, and also how the bigger picture (eg the country at war) affects even small faraway places.
There’s many themes here, contrast between the religion of priests and the older shamanic or pagan religion of the Lapps(as they are referred to in the book); the lack of rights for women, and also how the bigger picture (eg the country at war) affects even small faraway places.