Author: Franklin, Madeline Claire
General fiction (Children's/YA)
Published on 2 January 2025 by Chicken House Ltd in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 448 pages
129 x 198 x 30 | 298g
A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2024.
While hiking, Rhi discovers four young women living wild and guarded
by wolves. The girls tell her that they are lost princesses
raised by a man called Mother.
Shocked, Rhi takes them to hospital, all the while haunted by
memories of her family trauma. Surely, the girls have been abducted,
misled or abused? Yet she can see a bond between them that blurs
fantasy and reality.
As media hysteria surrounding the young women grows, Rhi comes
to a decision that will change all of their lives forever.
An unflinching and ambitious novel by debut author Madeline
Claire Franklin, an outstanding new talent.
Perfect for fans of The Hazel Wood.
A gripping exploration of trauma and the pressures placed
on young women in a modern society.
PRAISE FOR THE WILDERNESS OF GIRLS:
‘A compelling, thoughtful, and original debut.’ KIRKUS
‘Tender and raw, this debut isn’t afraid to dig into
the agonizing interior lives of teen girls, the ways our world
tries to break them, and the bonds they create to survive it.’
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