Marian Engel - Bear
Marian Engel - Bear Controversial, unsettling, shocking. "A quietly sensual, feminist story."--The New YorkerLou, a shy and secretive young librarian is called to a remote Canadian island to…
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Marian Engel - Bear
Controversial, unsettling, shocking. "A quietly sensual, feminist story."--The New YorkerLou, a shy and secretive young librarian is called to a remote Canadian island to inventory the estate of the recently deceased Colonel Cary. 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 bear is chained inside. In a cabin on the island, she discovers the colonel had a secret as well. 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.But 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