"When a novel poses a question, asks you if you could stand up and face the storm, I know it's going to stay with me, and that's
what J. E. Tobin's When We Were Wolves does. When we were kids, we were taught to trust adults and not to question; but
When We Were Wolves will remind you of your duty to question for your own well-being. It reminds us that heroes are human
beings just like us." -Whoopi Goldberg, actor and author
"A vital David and Goliath story ripped right from the headlines. Truth and courage are pitted against lies, lawyers and hero
worship. The writing is vivid and the plot relentless. This novel brims with empathy and insight and will stay with the reader
long after the last page is read. And it may just change our perception of what makes someone a hero."
-- Michael Gurian, New York Times best selling author of The Wonder of Boys and The Stone Boys
"As Tom Wingfield unknits the trauma of the past, J.E. Tobin illuminates his journey with nuance, sensitivity, and wisdom,
inspiring both necessary heartache and great hope." -- Jessie Chaffee, author of Florence in Ecstasy
"When We Were Wolves is a timely gut-punch of a book about fame and guilt and power-and about one man wrestling with
his past and what he can still do about it. But more than that, it is a time capsule of how we live now, where average people
and larger-than-life celebrities meet along newly drawn battle lines, where justice has become a malleable term, and where
alliances aren't what we thought they were. Tobin's characters are as real as the neighbors and friends we think we know
around us." -Brian Castleberry, author of Nine Shiny Objects
"When We Were Wolves is a timely and riveting debut novel. J.E. Tobin writes eloquently and fearlessly of a man confronting
his inner demons, spawned by childhood trauma, and in doing so, Tobin invites the reader along on a quest for revenge that
becomes a path to redemption. It's a fascinating journey that's well worth taking."-David Holthouse, author of the play,
Stalking the Bogeyman
"J.E. Tobin's literary career is off to a strong start with When We Were Wolves. Domestic fiction needs more strong male
protagonists, and readers will find one in Tom Wingfield, who fights to keep himself and his family intact while struggling
with a secret that could tear apart everything he cares about." -Laura DiSilverio, national best-selling and
award-winning author of The Reckoning Stones
"When We Were Wolves celebrates an authentic hero, a man who is willing to risk everything he has gained in order to save
innocents from what he has suffered. A powerful novel, both exhilarating and compassionate-a story you will never, ever,
ever forget." -Sally Stiles, author of Plunge and Like a Mask Dancing
"J.E. Tobin's When We Were Wolves is an urgent and deeply affecting reckoning with abuse, and a powerful
testament to the extraordinary courage of those who refuse to be silent in its wake. As the novel's protagonist,
Tom Wingfield, unknits the trauma of his past, J.E. Tobin Illuminates his journey with nuance, sensitivity, and
wisdom, inspiring both necessary heartache and great hope."
-Jessie Chafee, author of Florence in Ecstasy
