dogs of winter is a historical fiction told from a boy named mishka.
His life starts out like many peoples, with his mother loving and caring telling him stories and teaching him, however after the death of his grandmother his mum falls into a state of depression turning to a vile man hereby named as Him.
One day miskas mother goes missing there is blood on the floor and He tries to take Mishka to an orphanage. However mishka escapes the mans grip and from there on lives on the streets of russia.

I never chose this book to read as i dont normally read this kind of book, but my boyfriend picked it up for me so thought id give it a go and im glad i did.
The story put me off a little at first as it was much like them books you see middle aged women reading about...like a child called it etc.

However it turns out to be a great read of a boy surviving life on the streets and after ordeals with different people finds himself confiding in a pack of strays with whome he throughout the story growws a very intense bond with, losing his humanity and learning to survive by instinct and the way of the pack.

An enjoyable and at times very sad read that im glad i stuck with as it isnt just a story about a boy on the streets it is a glimpse into a world that many people would never know of.