Bear

A mesmerizing novel of two sisters whose lives are upended by an unexpected visitorΓÇöa tale of family,obsessionand a mysterious creature in the woodsby the celebratedbestselling author of Disappearing Earth An Oprah DailyCNNPublishers Weeklyand Lit Hub Most Anticipated Book of the Year ΓÇ£Thrilling and propulsiveglorious and terrifying. Julia Phillips is a brilliant writer.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöAnn Patchett ΓÇ£Beautiful and haunting . . . this is brilliant.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöPublishers Weekly (starred review) They were sisters and they would last past the end of time. Sam and Elena dream of another life. On the island off the coast of Washington where they were born and raisedthey and their mother struggle to survive. Sam works on the ferry that delivers wealthy mainlanders to their vacation homes while Elena bartends at the local golf clubbut even together they canΓÇÖt earn enough to get bystirring their frustration about the limits that shape their existence. Then one night on the boatSam spots a bear swimming the dark waters of the channel. Where is it going? What does it want? When the bear turns up by their homeSamterrifiedis more convinced than ever that itΓÇÖs time to leave the island. But Elena responds differently to the massive beast. Enchanted by its presenceshe throws into doubt the desire to escape and puts their long-held dream in danger. A story about the bonds of sisterhood and the mysteries of the animals that live among usΓÇöand within usΓÇöBear is a propulsivemythicalrichly imagined novel from one of the most acclaimed young writers in America.