Bär

"Bear," she called. "I love you. Rip my head off." Lou is a shy, diligent librarian. She lives a mole-like existence, buried among yellowed maps and manuscripts in her dusty basement office. With no one to go home to, she indulges in passionless sex with the director of the institute on her desk. She is to spend the summer cataloging the estate of Colonel Jocelyn Cary on a remote river island in northern Canada. No one had told her that she wouldn't be alone in the solitude of the small, overgrown island, but would also have to care for a half-tame bear. As summer blooms over the river island and Lou shakes off the city, the initial shock of this inscrutable creature fades, and Lou explores the boundaries of her desire. This recently rediscovered cult classic from the 1970s is intelligent, sexy, and empowering – a perfect literary getaway! VOGUE.