A gripping, powerful, and deeply moving story about a vulnerable puppy in the solitude of nature by Swedish bestselling author Kerstin Ekman. The air is biting, and the mountain peaks are shrouded in gray. In the lonely silence of the northern Swedish winter, a young puppy gets lost and is helplessly at the mercy of nature without his mother and humans. In his chilled body, his heart flutters against the cold and damp like a bird's wing. Luck and chance prevent him from starving in the first few days. Soon, he learns to better assess dangers. His hunting instinct awakens, and he manages to survive the spring and summer. Until he encounters a human at the beginning of the next winter. Could it be his human? "A reading experience that brings joy." Die Zeit.