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The Bear
by Claire Cameron
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Pub Date Feb 13 2014 | Archive Date Dec 11 2014
Random House UK, Vintage Publishing | Vintage Digital
Description
Longlisted for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction (formerly the Orange)
Anna is five. Her little brother, Stick, is almost three. They are camping with their parents in Algonquin Park, in three thousand square miles of wilderness. It's the perfect family trip. But then Anna awakes in the night to the sound of something moving in the shadows. Her father is terrified. Her mother is screaming. Then, silence.
Alone in the woods, it is Anna who has to look after Stick, battling hunger and the elements to stay alive. Narrated by Anna, this is white-knuckle storytelling that captures the fear, wonder and bewilderment of our worst nightmares – and the power of one girl’s enduring love for her family.
A Note From the Publisher
UK edition - available for readers in the UK and Commonwealth (excluding Canada) only.
Advance Praise
Bold...shocking...distinctive...the
reward is striking images that stick in the mind, a blend of Anna's
interpretations of events and the reader's imagination. It was even more
haunting the second time around - Independent
Stylistically impressive and deeply moving - Glamour
A taut and touching story of how a child’s love and denial become survival skills
This expertly crafted novel could do for camping what Jaws did for swimming.This
agonizing odyssey of loss and being lost also has humor…The book’s
anguished yet hopeful ending provides a touching terminus for Anna and
Stick’s journey to adulthood - People
Read this book in one sitting...taut
and engrossing look at an essential web of connected questions: How
children think, how families work, how we relate to nature at its most
brutal and how we process grief and trauma... Unforgettable. - Globe and Mail
An emotional tour de force. Claire Cameron’s The Bear offers us an unforgettable child-narrator who propels us through a story as unsettling as it is bone-chilling, and as suspenseful as it is moving
It's been a long time since I read a book like The Bear
by Claire Cameron. By chapter three, my heart was in my mouth; by
chapter eight I was weeping and drinking hot, sweet tea as I went
through a box of tissues. Read this book in one, you won't want to put it down. - Bookmunch
This terrifying novel is your worst nightmare – in a good way! - The Sun
A gripping, affecting story that reads like a hybrid of Henry James's What Maisie Knew and Margaret Atwood's Survival - Maclean's
Emotionally
raw and deftly astute…. moving and uplifting. You’ll probably find
yourself reading this amazing survival story well into the night. - Pure Wow Books
So gripping that it is hard to put the novel down. - The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio
Any
contemporary writer depicting extreme events through the eyes of a
child must contend with the formidable precedent of Emma Donoghue’s Room, and Cameron bears the comparison.…She crafts a more straightforward adventure with a narration that nicely captures an ordinary child’s way of thinking - Kirkus
A fast, compelling read for nature lovers - Library Journal
Claire Cameron has written a chilling, beautiful, voice-driven novel,
one that will turn your blood cold, make you laugh, and remind you of
all the ways you are human. Most importantly she honors the complexity
of our relationship with nature, the ways we are humbled by it and
tethered to it. A vivid, potent, and unforgettable novel
Claire Cameron plunges us in to the dark terrors of the wilderness. The Bear is a survival story that is heart-pounding and moving. I devoured this book
A harrowing and endlessly hopeful novel…
[Cameron’s] assured evocation of soon-to-be-six-year-old Anna hits all
the right notes. We witness the unfolding of events through Anna’s eyes
while simultaneously watching over her small shoulder, hearts in our
mouths
The Bear faultlessly captures the wonder, bewilderment, fear and self-centeredness of five-year-old Anna,
and beautifully balances the darkness of her tale with a hopeful,
sensitively told back story and moments when she grasps her situation
with just enough clarity to shoulder her burden
Harrowing suspense. The Bear
is a survival thriller that is told from a child's-eye point-of-view,
which is not only convincing but doubles the tension. A heartbreaking,
white-knuckle read
Thrilling and harrowing…. I couldn’t put this book down. And I must say that the ending was so right, I caught myself holding my breath. A remarkable novel
A gripping, affecting story that reads like a hybrid of Henry James's What Maisie Knew and Margaret Atwood's Survival - Maclean's Magazine
F***ing terrifying... soul-gutting survival quest - Flare Magazine
Just when you thought it was safe to go into the forest... This expertly crafted novel could do for camping what Jaws did for swimming - People
A gripping tale of how to deal with grief and being lost in a hostile environment - UK Press Syndication
Subtle, endearing and raw - Nudge
A tender, terrifying, poignant ride - O magazine
Marketing Plan
A compelling mixture of Room, The Babes in the Wood and Grizzly Man!
Based on a true story
A number one bestseller in Canada and a Publisher's Weekly Pick of the Week in the States
Claire Cameron's first book, The Line Painter, won the Northern Lit Award and was nominated for an Arthur Ellis Crime Writing Award.
Available Editions
EDITION | Ebook |
ISBN | 9781448155736 |
PRICE | £7.99 (GBP) |