{"product_id":"bear-9780879236670","title":"Bear","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eControversial, unsettling, shocking. This is the story of a 27-year-old, lonely, woman who, alone on an island, who discovers an obsessive passion--one that breaks an ancient taboo and that could very well become deadly. \"A quietly sensual, feminist story.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLou, a shy and secretive young librarian is called to a remote Canadian island to inventory the estate of the recently deceased Colonel Cary. In a cabin on the island, she discovers the colonel had a secret as well. A bear is chained inside. Fascinated, Lou brings the bear into the house and slowly gains the animal's trust. She sinks her fingers into the bear's fur--and soon realizes her darkest desire is for this large, powerful animal to be her lover. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut there's more to the story than the price to be paid for forbidden passion. This novel by award-winning author Marian Engel works within the logic of a fever dream as the young woman comes to an even greater, and unexpected, understanding of herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBear\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e was first published in 1976 and won the Canadian Governor General's Award for English-language fiction. The novel has retained its power to shock, disturb, and move readers today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEngel, Marian:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarian Engel\u003c\/b\u003e was a Canadian novelist and a founding member of the Writers' Union of Canada. Her most famous, and controversial, novel was \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBear\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, a story of erotic love between a librarian and a bear.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David R. Godine Publisher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614558130450,"sku":"9780879236670","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_97595f0f-8d1c-4587-893f-dec689b56fd1.jpg?v=1732449701","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bear-9780879236670","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}