Wolf Season

The latest from award winner Benedict (The Lonely Soldier) offers an unflinching look at three women whose war-torn lives intersect after a hurricane devastates their small town in upstate New York. Iraq War veteran Rin, discharged with PTSD after her soldier husband is killed, retreats with her blind daughter Juney to his family farm, where she keeps three wolves raised from pups. Widowed doctor Naema, who first appeared in the author's Sand Queen, works at the clinic where Rin takes Juney. Naema, whose husband was a U.S. interpreter in Iraq, grieves with her wounded son Tariq, whose memories of the battle include a prosthetic leg. Naema further suffers life-threatening injuries during the storm. With son Flanner, Beth awaits the return of her husband from Afghanistan, only to find him violent and abusive. When Flanner lies about Rin's wolves, Beth reports her to the authorities. With his mother recovering and Flanner no longer a friend, Tariq finds solace with Juney and Rin. As tensions rise, even more explosive events occur, turning all of their lives upside down.