The Bear
#1 National Bestseller
Longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction
“This expertly crafted novel could do for camping what Jaws did for swimming. . . . A gripping survival thriller.” —People
Told in a voice reminiscent of Room, a nail-biting tale of psychological suspense about two children fighting for survival in the wilderness.
The black dog is not scratching. He goes back to his sniffing and huffing and then he starts cracking his bone. Stick and I are huddled tight. . . . It is dark and no Daddy or Mommy and after a while I watch the lids of my eyes close down like jaws.
Told from the point of view of a six-year-old child, The Bear is the story of Anna and her little brother, Stick—two young children forced to fend for themselves in Algonquin Park after a black bear attacks their parents. A gripping and mesmerizing exploration of the child psyche, this is a survival story unlike any other, one that asks what it takes to survive in the wilderness and what happens when predation comes from within.
Longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction
“This expertly crafted novel could do for camping what Jaws did for swimming. . . . A gripping survival thriller.” —People
Told in a voice reminiscent of Room, a nail-biting tale of psychological suspense about two children fighting for survival in the wilderness.
The black dog is not scratching. He goes back to his sniffing and huffing and then he starts cracking his bone. Stick and I are huddled tight. . . . It is dark and no Daddy or Mommy and after a while I watch the lids of my eyes close down like jaws.
Told from the point of view of a six-year-old child, The Bear is the story of Anna and her little brother, Stick—two young children forced to fend for themselves in Algonquin Park after a black bear attacks their parents. A gripping and mesmerizing exploration of the child psyche, this is a survival story unlike any other, one that asks what it takes to survive in the wilderness and what happens when predation comes from within.
