The Wolf Cub: A Novel of Spain

"The Wolf Cub: A Novel of Spain" by Patrick Casey is a story set in early 20th-century Spain, where a boy named Jacinto Quesada struggles with the harsh realities of his impoverished upbringing in the war torn Sierra Nevada. His story explores themes of desperation, ambition, and the lawlessness of the time. Jacinto and his mother are suffering the loss of his father, who was killed for smuggling, and the village faces starvation, which makes Jacinto desire a better life and sense of belonging. He meets Pernales, a bandoleer, whom he admires and wishes to be like, setting forth the journey of Jacinto as he transforms from an innocent boy into a bandit, as he searches for identity in a brutal world.