Home

Welcome to the website of Wolf Woman author, Holly H. Hertel.

Wolf Woman is a memoir about my years, in early 1980s, of studying a wild wolf pack in northeastern Minnesota, the home of the largest population of wolves in the lower forty-eight states. In preparation for my wolf study, I spent the previous summer assisting in a bald eagle study of territoriality in central Minnesota to get used to wilderness field techniques for my own study.

Along with learning about the wolves, scaring off 500-pound bears at the forest landfill, and reconnoitering wilderness terrain, I went through my own personal journey from an incredibly shy young woman, lacking confidence, to a strong, capable one. Sparked by the beauty of the wilderness, I dug into my history for the answers to the origins of my psychological wounds, and discovered the trauma I experienced as a child of two alcoholic parents who, in their own turn, continued a family legacy of abuse.

My book will be finished by Spring of 2023 and then published. I’ll be adding information about purchasing copies as soon as that happens. Thank you for your interest!