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Wild Life transports readers to the early twentieth‑century lakeside logging camps and lava sinkholes of the Pacific Northwest, where strong‑willed Charlotte Bridger Drummond writes popular women’s adventure stories. When a child goes missing, Charlotte joins a search through untamed forest, and the journey turns into an unexpected adventure of her own.
Molly Gloss steers the narrative between historical detail and a compelling mystery, portraying Charlotte’s navigation of the wild as a metaphor for the exploration of her own heart. The novel reimagines classic wild‑man legends—such as Tarzan—through a feminist lens, offering a fresh perspective on wilderness, survival, and the courage of women pioneers.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Molly Gloss
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