num_pages: 224
description: One part family drama, one part action-adventure; this is the children's novel we've been waiting for from Booker Prize winner Roddy Doyle!A novel of mothers lost and found. Grainne's Mom disappeared years ago when her parents were divorced, and Mom moved to the U.S. Now, bafflingly, she's reappeared and wants to meet. What could she be up to?To get out of the way of this mysterious reunion, Grainne's half-brothers, Johnny and Tom, go with their mother, Sandra, on an "adventure holiday" in Finland. But before they're more than a few days into the snowy north, the boys are separated from Sandra, taking impossible risks to save her life. WILDERNESS is part-adventure, part-family drama with a charm that's all Roddy.
language: English
title: Wilderness
titlecomplete: Wilderness
genres: Adventure, Irish Literature, Childrens, Young Adult, Middle Grade, School, Animals, Action, Fiction, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 748
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Award
category: Irish Children's Book of the Year - Snr
publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books