Now as the snow begins to fall, she will come to know the full cost of survival demanded from those who would live in the shadow of Blackasen and the terrible truth about those who have paid the price. As the snow gathers, the settlers' secrets are increasingly laid bare. As the seasons change and a harsh winter known as a 'Wolf Winter' descends, Maija begins a dangerous quest to unearth the secrets that both her neighbours and the church have conspired to bury. Perseus/Weinstein, 26 (400p) ISBN 978-1-60286-252-4 Set in 1717, Ekbck’s diverting debut focuses on a Finnish familyMaija Harmaajrvi her husband, Paavo. As the seasons change, and the 'wolf winter,' the harshest winter in memory, descends upon the settlers, Paavo travels to find work, and Maija finds herself struggling for her family's survival in this land of winter-long darkness. Maija, however, is unconvinced and compelled by the ghosts of her past she determines to investigate a murder. 27, 2015 Ekbck takes readers on a journey to Swedish Lapland in 1717, a harsh and unforgiving place where the supernatural bleeds over into the difficult lives of the few settlers trying to make it through a hardscrabble winter.

The locals are quick to dismiss the culprit as wolf or bear. wolf winter by Cecilia Ekbck RELEASE DATE: Jan. Not long after their arrival, their teenage daughter Frederika stumbles across the savagely mutilated body of a fellow settler, Eriksson, in a picturesque glade. Cecilia Ekbäck Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins Unabridged Overall 4 out of 5 stars 97. Into this setting, Maija, her husband and two daughters arrive, yearning to forget the traumas that caused them to abandon their native Finland and start anew. Wolf Winter By: Cecilia Ekbäck Narrated by: Jenny Funnell Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins 4.2 out of 5.

Swedish Lapland: 1717 a group of disparate settlers struggles to forge a new life in the shadow of the grim mountain Blackasen whose dark mythology lies at odds with the repressive, almost feudal control exerted by the church.

Wolf Winter by Cecilia Ekbäck