In the 1980s, amidst the shadows of a deadly illness, teenager June Elbus's world crumbles when her beloved uncle Finn, a famed painter, passes away. Left adrift in grief, June encounters an enigmatic stranger at the funeral who seems linked to Finn. When she receives a package from him—a teapot from her uncle's collection—and an invitation to meet, June's curiosity is piqued. Over teacups and shared sorrow, June forms an unlikely friendship with Toby, her uncle's secret partner bearing his own scars of loss. As their bond deepens, they navigate the complexities of love, family secrets, and the pain of moving on in Carol Rifka Brunt's resonant coming-of-age novel, 'Tell the Wolves I'm Home'.