![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As provocative and powerful now as when it was first published. What she discovers will change her life forever. Irresistibly, Lou is led along a path of emotional and sexual self-awakening, as she explores the limits of her own animal nature. Lou’s imagination is soon overtaken by the island’s past occupants, whose deep fascination with bears gradually becomes her own. The winner of the Governor Generals Literary Award for Fiction, Marian Engels most famous and most controversial novel tells the unforgettable. A librarian is called to a remote Canadian island to inventory the estate o. Eager to investigate the estate’s curious history, she is shocked to discover that the island has one other inhabitant: a bear. Read 1,094 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. When an unusual field assignment comes her way, she jumps at the chance to travel to a remote island in northern Ontario, where she will spend the summer cataloguing a library that belonged to an eccentric nineteenth-century colonel. Lou is a lonely librarian who spends her days in the dusty archives of the Historical Institute. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. First Printing, First Edition, Paperback, 128 pages. The winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction, Marian Engel’s most famous – and most controversial – novel tells the unforgettable story of a woman transformed by a primal, erotic relationship. Bear (Nonpareil Books) Published October 1st 2002 by David R. ![]()
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