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The Wolf's Mother Speaks

By: Ben Dolnick
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
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Get out of here, Joyce. Go home. You don't need bad news.

Joyce always had an uneasy feeling about her son, Michael. Serious baby, then a serious kid, then a serious grown-up. His large, dark eyes. He always kept everything inside. When he misses coming home for his birthday, Joyce believes the worst and takes a drive upstate, desperate to find him. What she finds will strain her sanity.

Intimate and unsettling, The Wolfs Mother Speaks is perfect for fans of Jeff VanderMeer, Victor LaValle, and Drew Magary. Ben Dolnick takes listeners on an unforgettable, hauntingly funny journey alongside a mother whose love takes many forms and a substantial body count.

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Beautifully written, almost all in dialogue, the book is a page-turner laced with sly wit about relationships, New York and, yes, wolves. The reader of the Audible version does a brilliant job with the suspense and humor. A terrific read.

Riveting, funny, suspenseful

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I am still thinking about this story though I read it a few years ago. The inner tension never lets up, though it feels we need long drinks of cold water to recover from the ongoing episodes of total weirdness aligned with mundane reality. Haunting.

Stays With Me

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completely absorbing. could have listened to Joyce speak for another 5 hours. exactly what you want in an audio novel: gripping story, compelling narrator, an ending that's both surprising and inevitable. this is a gem.

did not want it to end!

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Loved this. Joyce is such a real, believable character, I think we all know her. And this is all the more astounding, given how crazy her story is! Great story, great suspense, great reading and performance. So fun to listen to.

Awesome

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