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Tell the Wolves I'm Home
by Carol Rifka Brunt
Fourteen year old June Elbus and her 16 year old sister Greta have grown apart after being best friends for most of their lives. One of the biggest obstacles dividing them is June’s close relationship with their artist Uncle Finn, who lives in NYC with his partner Toby. When Finn receives what was then (1986) the death sentence of an AIDS diagnosis, he begins to paint a portrait of June and Greta, allowing him to spend time with his nieces in his last days. After his death, June goes against the wishes of her family and befriends Toby, developing a deep relationship with him in the last days of his own AIDS battle.
This is a beautiful novel about the complexities of love and acceptance. June is able to overcome the biases and falsehoods she’s been taught to cultivate a new, different kind of love and acceptance in her relationship with Toby, as well as finding comfort in their shared grief. I loved this heart-warming story about the importance of tolerance and openness, and on a personal note, I absolutely loved all the 1980s references, reminding me of so many of my own experiences as a teenager in the 80s.
This is a beautiful novel about the complexities of love and acceptance. June is able to overcome the biases and falsehoods she’s been taught to cultivate a new, different kind of love and acceptance in her relationship with Toby, as well as finding comfort in their shared grief. I loved this heart-warming story about the importance of tolerance and openness, and on a personal note, I absolutely loved all the 1980s references, reminding me of so many of my own experiences as a teenager in the 80s.