Winter's Bone

Ree Dolly is only sixteen, but she carries the weight of her family on her shoulders. When her father skips bail after putting their home up as collateral, Ree must track him down through a treacherous landscape of kinship, secrets, and violence. If she fails, she and her younger brothers will be cast out into the biting cold of the mountains.

Daniel Woodrell crafts a hauntingly beautiful and brutal story of survival, loyalty, and the harsh realities of life on the fringes of society. It is a stark reminder that sometimes the most dangerous predators are the ones we call family.