The Wolf Road

'Compelling debut. Introduces a significant new voice - has something of the shock effect of Piers Torday's There May Be a Castle and the raw force of Patrick Ness's A Monster Calls.' - SUNDAY TIMES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK * '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