The author grew up in northern British Columbia. She made a career in the movie and television business. One of her final jobs was director/producer of the OWL/TV series that aired on PBS and CBC. It seems she burned out and tired of the lifestyle. There are vague hints of this but little detail. She retired to Taos, NM in 1987. She didn't have children, had a couple of cats, and wanted a dog for company. She ended up with hybrid wolves. Four of them. A mother and three of her pups.

This slim little book sets down some of her experiences with her wolf pack. They were a handful as wolves have lots of energy when they are young and keep that energy well into their lives. They did howl, usually at dawn and dusk, but none of them barked. Wolves have a long deep howl unlike the shorter yip-yip-yip howl of coyotes. When they get old they don't howl anymore. They're also not very good indoors, too much weight and vigor, so they spent their time outdoors in all kinds of weather. The mother survived all of her pups and lived to be sixteen. There are black and white photographs of the wolf family. It seems like Clark recovered and thrived in Taos with her wolves.

The writing is serviceable to the telling of the story. In some instances it's too vague and conversations crop up out of the blue in a strange manner. Still, it was enjoyable reading of her life with the wolves. There is a bit of the artistic spirituality flavor that is prevalent in Taos and probably was an attractor in her choice for retiring there. ( )