Gundar-Goshen is adept at instilling emotional depth into a thriller plot'New York TimesAyelet Gundar-Goshen,the award-winning author of Waking Lions and Liar,returns with a powerfully compelling novel about a mother who begins to suspect her teenage son of committing a terrible crimeLilach seems to have it all: a beautiful home in the heart of Silicon Valley,a community of other Israeli immigrants,a happy marriage and a close relationship with her teenage son,Adam. But when aa local synagogue is brutally attacked,her shy,reclusive son is compelled to join a self-defense class taught by a former Israeli Special Forces officer. Then a Black teenager dies at a house party,and rumours begin to circulate that Adam and his new friends might have been involved.As scrutiny begins to invade Lilach's peaceful home,and her family's stability is threatened,will are her own fears be the greatest danger of allThis psychologically astute,timely and page-turning literary novelis perfect for fans of Lela Slimani,Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha,and We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel ShriverPRAISE FOR AYELET GUNDAR-GOSHEN'It's not every day a writer like this comes our way'Guardian'Gundar-Goshen is interested in examining the messy grey areas between right and wrong,good and bad,victim and perpetrator'Financial Times'Deliciously enticing... a plot that thrills at every twist and turn'Irish Times on Liar'A classy,suspenseful tale... shine(s) a penetrating light into the dark corners of our safe lives'The Times on Waking Lines'This is storytelling that feels instinctive... both moving and satisfying'Guardian on One Night,Markovitch
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Publisher: Pushkin PressISBN: 9781782279884Dimensions: 216 x 135 mm
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A meditation on paranoia and belonging. Gundar-Goshen,a clinical psychologist and author of the acclaimed Waking Lions and Liar,shows how a tragedy exposes problems in seemingly happy lives. She is adept at drawing out the fragility of identityThe Wolf Hunt succeeds thanks to the sheer strength and complexity of Lilach's fraught,acutely self-critical character,racked by the competing demands of motherhood and morality... lithe,observant prosePsychology graduate Gundar-Goshen ensnares her characters in some heart-stopping moral dilemmas in this sharp,compassionate tale of race,identity and a mother's dark fearsIt's not every day a writer like this comes our wayThere is a heartbreaking timeliness about this powerful and disturbing thrillerGundar-Goshen does an excellent job in setting up the privilege and paranoia in her character's lives as their lives slowly unravelA rich and beautiful exploration of a mother's love for her son,perfectly disguised as a gripping thriller. Ayelet Gundar-Goshen is an incredibly gifted writerGrips instantly with its ingenious interweaving of plot and character,keeping the reader guessing and second-guessing throughout. Who is the victim and who is the perpetrator Hurls you into the frantic imagination of the mother of a male teen where you discover an explosive mix of social manifesto,paranoid political thriller and heartbreaking love story. I'm not sure I could breathe until the last pageFlawed but relatable characters and off-the-charts emotional intensity with a sharply evoked Israeli cultural perspective(The Wolf Hunt) reaches out and wraps itself around the issues - parenting,antisemitism,masculinity - and exemplifies them in character and dialogue.Gundar-Goshen is interested in examining the messy grey areas between right and wrong,good and bad,victim and perpetratorThe manipulation of tension here is exquisiteAs focused as we are on protecting our children,The Wolf Hunt questions our certainties about who and what we want to protect them fromAmazing and utterly grippingA moral mystery for the thinking readerDeliciously enticing... a plot that thrills at every twist and turnGundar-Goshen is adept at instilling emotional depth into a thriller plotA classy,suspenseful tale... shine(s) a penetrating light into the dark corners of our safe livesThis is storytelling that feels instinctive... both moving and satisfyingWry,ironically tinged and poignantGundar-Goshen carefully peels back her plot like an onion...I loved the novelA real slow-burn thriller... Hitchcockian in its scope... the ending is as satisfying as it is unexpected
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