Marian engel bear free ebook download

With an OverDrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for at-a-glance information about availability. Find out more about OverDrive accounts. 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.

Lou is a lonely librarian who spends her days in the dusty archives of the Historical Institute. 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.

Eager to investigate the estate's curious history, she is shocked to discover that the island has one other inhabitant: a bear. City: Toronto. Donor: blogistics. Edition: Repr. Bear by Marian Engel ebook Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.

Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. It has a satisfactory ending which is a little predictable but ties up all the loose ends. Each storyline had a richness that was only strengthened by the comparison and contrast to the other. The book certainly brought all the feels, and elements of all characters. Throughout the novel, the story is smooth and generally moves along well.

Beautifully written and operating on several levels, it's the story of a woman's transformation during an isolated summer in the Canadian wilds. The bear is both actual and mythical. Patterns woven together very subtly and complex, nothing forced I thought about this book long after I finished it, enough to look up and read other reviews.

Interesting read. Had a tough time rating this. It is really beautifully written and there are parts that I loved, but, and it's a big but I guess I'm a prude, but I had issues with the bestial affair.

Early on, I found the relationship very enchan I can't figure out if I am unevolved, or I'm right and the whole sex thing is just revolting. My issue, obviously.