Shop No.20, Aurobindo Palace Market, Hauz Khas, Near Church +91 9818282497 | 011 26867121 110016 New Delhi IN
Midland The Book Shop ™
Shop No.20, Aurobindo Palace Market, Hauz Khas, Near Church +91 9818282497 | 011 26867121 New Delhi, IN
+919871604786 https://www.midlandbookshop.com/s/607fe93d7eafcac1f2c73ea4/677cda367903fd013d69b606/without-tag-line-480x480.png" [email protected]
9781911547945 60d86703ba499608f83dbb14 Bear https://www.midlandbookshop.com/s/607fe93d7eafcac1f2c73ea4/60d9ab4f7d5b3fca508b4c45/51fwk1knzhl-_sx324_bo1-204-203-200_.jpg A strange and wonderful book, plausible as kitchens, but shapely as a folktale, and with the same disturbing resonance.' -- Margaret Atwood 'Bear,' she cried. 'I love you. Pull my head off.' Lou is a librarian at the local Heritage Institute who lives a mole-like existence, buried among maps and manuscripts in her dusty basement office. The chance to escape the monotony of her city life comes when she is summoned to a remote island to inventory the late Colonel Jocelyn Cary's estate. Hoping for an industrious summer of cataloguing, Lou heads north. Colonel Cary left behind many possessions, but no one warned her about the bear. After a tentative start, Lou soon begins to anticipate the animal's needs for food and company. And, as summer blooms across the island, she discovers that the bear might satisfy some needs of her own. 'A wild, charming, funny and odd book, half folktale but totally grounded in reality too. I love to read a book and be totally mystified how the author pulls off that delicate balance.' --Megan Nolan, author of Acts of Desperation 'I loved this book. Compelling, sexy, brilliant.' --Daisy Johnson, author of Sisters 9781911547945
out of stock INR 479
1 1

Bear

ISBN: 9781911547945
₹479
₹599   (20% OFF)


Back In Stock Shortly - Fill The Book Request Form

Details
  • ISBN: 9781911547945
  • Author: Marian Engel
  • Publisher: Daunt Books
  • Pages: 176
  • Format: Paperback
SHARE PRODUCT

Book Description

A strange and wonderful book, plausible as kitchens, but shapely as a folktale, and with the same disturbing resonance.' -- Margaret Atwood 'Bear,' she cried. 'I love you. Pull my head off.' Lou is a librarian at the local Heritage Institute who lives a mole-like existence, buried among maps and manuscripts in her dusty basement office. The chance to escape the monotony of her city life comes when she is summoned to a remote island to inventory the late Colonel Jocelyn Cary's estate. Hoping for an industrious summer of cataloguing, Lou heads north. Colonel Cary left behind many possessions, but no one warned her about the bear. After a tentative start, Lou soon begins to anticipate the animal's needs for food and company. And, as summer blooms across the island, she discovers that the bear might satisfy some needs of her own. 'A wild, charming, funny and odd book, half folktale but totally grounded in reality too. I love to read a book and be totally mystified how the author pulls off that delicate balance.' --Megan Nolan, author of Acts of Desperation 'I loved this book. Compelling, sexy, brilliant.' --Daisy Johnson, author of Sisters

User reviews

  0/5