Sasha and the Wolf-Child
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Summary
In Sasha and the Wolf-Child, Ann Jungman follows a lonely child named Sasha who meets a mysterious wolf-child; their fragile bond exposes village suspicion, survival choices, and the costs of belonging across 96 pages of spare, lyrical storytelling.
Why this book now
This 2021 Faber & Faber edition revisits Jungman’s timeless themes of outsiders and belonging at a moment when refugee and community debates make the wolf-child’s story urgent agai.
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- You appreciate Ann Jungman’s humane character work and fable sensibility.
- You enjoy short, atmospheric narratives about a child-animal friendship and moral dilemmas.
- When you want immersive details, the era comes alive through details and research.
- You prefer plot-driven thrillers rather than quiet moral fables like Sasha and the Wolf-Child.
- You expect illustrated-picture-book pacing instead of a compact 96-page novella tone.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780571337071
Worth buying if: You appreciate Ann Jungman’s humane character work and fable sensibility.
Skip it if: You prefer plot-driven thrillers rather than quiet moral fables like Sasha and the Wolf-Child.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Quick Easy to move through
At 96 pages, Sasha and the Wolf-Child reads quickly in a single sitting or over a couple of afternoons, requiring attention to mood and implication rather than action beats.
What stands out here
This Faber & Faber 2021 trade edition foregrounds Jungman’s voice and the novella’s spare structure—ideal for readers drawn to literary fables and quiet psychological detail.
Best way to approach it
Read slowly to absorb Jungman’s atmospheric sentences and the ethical tensions between Sasha and the wolf-child; pause after key scenes to let the implications settle.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780571337071
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