The Bear, Claire Cameron

"A tender, disturbing, terrifying epic." O Magazine
"The Bear kept me on the edge of my seat all night... Deeply moving." Herman Koch, author of The Dinner

Five-year-old Anna and her little brother Stick are camping with their parents in a wild natural park when they are surprised in the middle of the night by what the little girl mistakes for a big dog. The next day, Anna discovers that she and Stick are now alone, and that it is up to her, the "big sister," to protect her brother. Thus begins a dangerous journey for the two isolated children...

The words of a little girl trying to make sense of a world that has suddenly become hostile give this novel a unique power. Between Into the Wild and Room, a true tour de force.