{"product_id":"the-bear-9781942658702","title":"The Bear","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom National Book Award in Fiction finalist Andrew Krivak comes a gorgeous fable of Earth's last two human inhabitants, and a girl's journey home\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an Edenic future, a girl and her father live close to the land in the shadow of a lone mountain. They possess a few remnants of civilization: some books, a pane of glass, a set of flint and steel, a comb. The father teaches the girl how to fish and hunt, the secrets of the seasons and the stars. He is preparing her for an adulthood in harmony with nature, for they are the last of humankind. But when the girl finds herself alone in an unknown landscape, it is a bear that will lead her back home through a vast wilderness that offers the greatest lessons of all, if she can only learn to listen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cautionary tale of human fragility, of love and loss, \u003ci\u003eThe Bear\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning tribute to the beauty of nature's dominion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Krivak\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two previous novels: \u003ci\u003eThe Signal Flame\u003c\/i\u003e, a Chautauqua Prize finalist, and \u003ci\u003eThe Sojourn\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Book Award finalist and winner of both the Chautauqua Prize and Dayton Literary Peace Prize. He lives with his wife and three children in Somerville, Massachusetts, and Jaffrey, New Hampshire, in the shadow of Mount Monadnock, which inspired much of the landscape in \u003ci\u003eThe Bear\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2284747\"\u003eAndrew Krivak\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bellevue Literary Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 4.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781942658702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1942658702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC043000\"\u003eComing of Age\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC039000\"\u003eVisionary \u0026amp; Metaphysical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Krivak\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning writer whose books include \u003ci\u003eMule Boy\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Bear\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Endowment for the Arts Big Read selection; and the freestanding novels of the Dardan Trilogy: \u003ci\u003eThe Sojourn\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Book Award finalist and winner of both the Chautauqua Prize and Dayton Literary Peace Prize; \u003ci\u003eThe Signal Flame\u003c\/i\u003e, a Chautauqua Prize finalist; and \u003ci\u003eLike the Appearance of Horses\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \"Best Book of the Year\" and Indie Next List for Reading Groups selection. He is a discussion facilitator with the Family Connections Center, New Hampshire Department of Corrections, and visiting lecturer on English at Harvard University. He lives in Somerville, Massachusetts and Jaffrey, New Hampshire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bellevue Literary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42708463190253,"sku":"9781942658702","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_759f66a0-a7c0-4cdd-8362-fe2f68cada0f.jpg?v=1747464482","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-bear-9781942658702","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}