"Wolf-woman". It is the name given to Tanith by Ahearn's people, with whom she has lived for the past thirteen summers. It is a name they use mockingly, as an insult, for although she is the adopted daughter of Ahearn's wife, Tanith is an outsider to their clan. When she was a tiny child, she was found in the company of wolves, the most feared and reviled of all animals.
Tanith's dim memories of the wolves who once protected her have always filled her with longing, and she dreams that one day she will return to them. But when that times comes, she finds that she must choose what her life will be - and the choice is painful.
Sherryl Jordan's powerful and unusual love story, set in ancient times, vividly contrasts the ways of human being with the harmony of the animal world.
