<p><font><b><u>A NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER<br></u></b><b>One of the most anticipated books of the summer for <i>Time, Harper''s Bazaar, Bustle</i> and <i>Publishers Weekly<br></i></b><br>''Deftly written, gripping and informative. <i>Empire of Wild</i> is a rip-roaring read!'' <br><b>Margaret Atwood</b><br><br>''<i>Empire of Wild</i> is doing everything I love in a contemporary novel and more. It is tough, funny, beautiful, honest and propulsive'' <br><b>Tommy Orange, author of </b><i><b>There There</b></i><br><br>''Dimaline turns an old story into something newly haunting and resonant'' <br><b><i>New York Times<br></i></b><br>''An utterly compelling blend of propulsive narrative, starkly beautiful writing and passionate, near dysfunctional love''<br><i><b>Daily Mail</b></i></font><br><br>Broken-hearted Joan has been searching for her husband, Victor, for almost a year - ever since he went missing on the night they had their first serious argument. One hung-over morning