The Wolf Road

'An astonishing exploration of grief and love and wildness.' - Hilary McKay

A tale of loss that is also a gripping thriller, a realistic study of grief that skirts the margins of fantasy, it walks wolf-like between worlds and genres. Richard Lambert writes with a poet's eye; he has created something magical here.

'The storytelling is as bold, sinewy and uncompromising as the beast that shadows Lucas in the mountains above his home. This is a wonderful read and the advent of an exciting new voice in children's fiction.' - JONATHAN STROUD

'A stunning, special debut about love and loss and how the wildness can save us.' - CHELSEY FLOOD; A smart chilling page-turner that kept me guessing right up to the end.' - HAYLEY LONG

'An insightful novel about bereavement, but also about what growing up might involve in a world that actually needs wolves. The Wolf Road is exciting, necessary reading.' - MONIZA ALVI

'Moving, menacing, written with cinematic clarity.' - ANDREW COWAN