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The Bear

By: Andrew Krivak
Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
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In 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.

A cautionary tale of human fragility, of love and loss, The Bear is a stunning tribute to the beauty of nature's dominion.

©2020 Andrew Krivak (P)2020 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books Coming of Age Dystopian Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Metaphysical & Visionary Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction

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A short, and somehow sweet dystopian novel that’s more of an ode to nature and the seasons than is typical of post-human stories. Enjoyed the allegorical symbolism and how the story itself captured the rhythm of the seasons.

Lovely story

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Wonderful, poignant, inspiring and beautiful. A truly remarkable story. It was a pleasure to read.

Breathtakingly beautiful

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This is such an unexpected gem. It is like The Road (moving and lyrical, but less scary) meets The Education of Little Tree meets postapocalypse meets nature folklore. I loved this from the beginning to the end.

Beautiful and moving

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The narration is excellent! The story is simple and somber. Well worth a listen.

This book is like meditation

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Similar to the road but not as brutal- but still a good listen. Quite enjoyable

Sad but lovely story

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