Talk about culture clash! Promise of the Wolves by Dorothy Hearst is told entirely, with the exception of the introductions to the two parts of the book, in the point of view of a young wolf pup named Kaala. She is an outcast in her pack, the Swift River pack, due to facts that he is technically an illegitimate wolf ling, and that her mother was banished from the Pack. But of course, Kaala is destined for great things.
In my opinion, the book starts out a bit slow, and just a tiny bit sad. But once the book gets going, it's very interesting, and hard to put down. The perspective of the book is rather unique, (I've never read a book told by a wolf before. Have you?) and it's very refreshing to see the evolution of the canine-human relationship through the eyes of a wolf, instead of those of a human. The book is well written, and original. I recommend it for most people, especially animal lovers.
I deem this book dog/canine lover, cry when they die in the movies, just can't stand it when they get hurt even fictionally (Like me) safe. Go ahead and read it.
To find out more about Promise of the Wolves, and Dorothy Hearst, you can visit her website at http://www.dorothyhearst.com/. She has a lot of interesting information about wolves and the inspiration behind the story there.
This book is published by Simon Pulse/ Simon and Schuster, is currently available in hardback for about $25.00. (Steep, I know, but a good read nonetheless. I don't know if it will be published in paperback or not, but it is a good quality book.)
