Into the Mouth of the Wolf

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Part thriller, partqueer romance, Into the Mouth of the Wolfis a stunning, CBCA Notable YA novel fromthe award-winningauthor ofAmelia Westlake.

Dear Iris,

If all goes well I will be in touch by this evening. If you hear nothing, contact Glassy Bay International Travellers Hostel and ask after me. Use our real names.

Your Mama xxx

Iris lives on the run with her mother, Rohan. Theyre travelling to escape the earthquakes, though of course thats impossible. And theyre being followed. One day, Rohan insists Iris repeat the phrasein bocca al lupo: into the mouth of the wolf. The next day, Rohan's vanished, leaving no clues about where shes gone besides a contact in an unknown town. Entirely alone and fearing the worst, Iris reaches out to a stranger for help.

When Lena gets Iris's message, she's busy panic-studying for year 12 and helping run her familys hostel. Shes intrigued by Iris, and cant deny theres a spark between them but shes also worried. A dead body hasjust washed up at the beach in Glassy Bay. And Lenas old best friend who's just returned after an unexplained absence seems to know something about it.

Missing people. Mysterious deaths. A growing attraction between two girls caught up in the search for the truth. Somehow, theyre all connected. But in order to find out how and in order to even meet each other Iris and Lena will have to go into the mouth of the wolf

With shades of We Were Liars and Station Eleven, this extraordinary young-adultnovel explores love and grief in an uncertain climate from one of Australia's most talented writers.

Read more from Erin Gough:

• Amelia Westlake
• The Flywheel

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It is truly, completely unlike any other Aussie YA I've ever read.Into the Mouth of the Wolfis strange and thrilling, just-around-the-corner-real and deeply affecting too. My mind was bent, my heart was walloped. This extraordinary novel runs on a rocket fuel of greed and sacrifice, calamities and quiet moments, love and hope. I loved it so much! Leanne Hall, award-winning author ofThe Gaps.

Intothe Mouth of the Wolfis a gripping and immersive thrill ride examining the very best and worst of human nature our impact on our environmentandeach other. This wild, action-packed murder-mystery will have you flipping pages desperate for answers, and it will regularly reward you with countless tastyaha!andwhat-the!moments. Complex, imaginative, cleverand compelling, this epic cli-fi tale underpinned by love and longing, hope and blind faith, will have you caught in its ravenous jaws until the very last page. Thoroughly enjoyed my ride! Allayne Webster, author of Selfie

Intothe Mouth of the Wolfis a nail-biting page turner about Iris, who lives in a dystopian near-future where the world is ravaged by constant earthquakes. Iris and her mum, Rohan, are on the run from powerful people who are tracking their every move. Then, one day, Rohan goes missing. Following Rohan's instructions, Iris contacts a stranger Lena and together they try to track down Rohan and unravel the mystery of the quakes. Unfortunately, however, it seems like both their lives might be in danger.
This is a thrilling read, tightly paced and a real page turner. Erin Gough has approached the topics of climate change and environmentalism with an originality, urgency, and passion that speak to the very real worries a lot of young people (and plenty of older ones too) have about the direction our planet is heading in.I stayed up late two nights in a row reading it!' Alice Boyle, author of Dancing Barefoot

Author Bio

Erin Gough is a Sydney-based writer whose award-winning novels for young adults have been published internationally. Her first novel, The Flywheel, won the Hardie Grant Ampersand Prize, and her second, Amelia Westlake,was winner of the Readings Young Adult Book Prize and the NSW Premier's Ethel Turner Prize for Young Adult Fiction. Erins short fiction has appeared in journals and anthologies including The Griffith Review, Kindred: 12 Queer #LoveOzYA Stories, and Best Australian Stories. Into the Mouth of the Wolf is her third novel.