I found this book surprised me, I wasn't sure what to expect when I opened it but it was an uplifting story of overcoming an incredibly negative situation and finding what life is all about.

Thanks to Amazon and Netgalley for a copy of the ARC in return for my honest review.

Quite good. Some readers may be surprised by what they get out of this. It's ultimately uplifting. Wann writes well and has created a compelling story will probably stick with readers for a while. Recommended to literary fiction fans.

Thanks very much for the review copy!!

When I began reading Tickling the Bear, I thought I was reading about a man's fight to survive an almost unknown disease. I was surprised to find out that was much more. This is the story of a man who is diagnosed with a virus that would most likely take his life within a year, and how he removed himself from the diagnosis and began to learn a different way of life by spending time with loving family and friends. There was a twist in that this extended family was seeking ways to extend his life and perhaps find a cure. He found peace, love, and another way of living in unexpected places while learning that love is not limited.