The Puma - 'A formidable new talent' The Times

Daniel Wiles

Beschreibung

'Daniel Wiles connects us viscerally to the past we have buried the history we choose to ignore' Hilary Mantel
1950s, Chile. Bernardo has journeyed to his childhood home, tucked deep into the Patagonian wilderness – though it seems little more than a shack to his young son, James. The place is nothing like England, where James was born. The land is harsh. Unyielding.
Then Bernardo sees it. Short and lean and striking. The puma, with its huge paws on the earth. What will a father do to ensure his family's survival? And what might he become when survival is no longer an option?
Thrilling and powerfully atmospheric, The Puma is a novel about fathers and sons, and our desperate attempts to tame the wilderness of the past.

Verfügbar seit: 12.02.2026.

Drucklänge: 208 Seiten.

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