A tale of ventures and loves, City Wolves follows Meg Wilkinson, one of Canada's first female veterinarians, from a restricting life in Nova Scotia...
more A tale of ventures and loves, City Wolves follows Meg Wilkinson, one of Canada's first female veterinarians, from a restricting life in Nova Scotia to the wild confusion of gold rush Yukon with its fascinating characters and world of license. Amidst Mounties, dance hall girls, Klondike kings, mushers, priests and swindlers - all the mangy and magnificent people, dogs and spirits that suddenly populate raucous Dawson City - Meg finds more than most prospectors. She discovers deep satisfaction caring for the dogs that are so like the wolves who, from earliest days in Nova Scotia, inspired her into veterinary service. Yet Meg had also learned a much older story about the wolves, the ancestors of the sled dogs, and about Ike and Piji, an Inuit couple who had been among the first to bridge the wolf-human divide. Their spirits haunt this story as they inspire and observe Meg throughout her adventures. While their story speaks to Meg and strengthens a passion for her work, it also helps stir her desire for love. Brimming with colourful characters, drama, humour, and rich historical detail, City Wolves is lively, insightful historical fiction that brilliantly reveals the wolf-like nature of humans and the human nature of wolves.
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