The Summer of the Bear - Hardcover

Bella Pollen

3.71

2,389 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0230748708 ISBN 13: 9780230748705

Publisher: Mantle, 2010

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In the summer of 1979, a tamed grizzly bear is tempted by the lure of freedom and the wild open sea . . .

Meanwhile, the sudden death of British diplomat Nicky Fleming has left his wife closed down with shock. Relocated from Cold-War-riven Germany to a remote Hebridean island, Letty Fleming is haunted by the unthinkable – was it an accident, murder or suicide? And how can she ever begin to explain to her three children that their father may have betrayed his country?

Struggling to find solace in a place she loves, Letty begins to unravel the mystery of Nicky's death, but her determination to protect the children from the truth blinds her to the demons they are already battling.

As the family’s secrets threaten to tear them apart, it is only the strange but brilliant Jamie who manages to hold on to the one thing he knows for sure: his father has promised to return, and Nicky Fleming was a man who never broke a promise . . .

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Review:

`A heartfelt and magical tale about a family coping with loss and fear' --SHE magazine:

`Mesmerising Read' --Woman and Home magazine

`A haunting, unsentimental look at estranged families and hidden secrets...so magically melancholy...Tender and wistful, Pollen doesn't shy away from harsh truths, but at the heart of her story there's an unquenchable belief in love and redemption.' --Marie Claire

`The Summer of the Bear is a heartbreaking story about a family stranded on a Scottish island, shrouded in mystery.' --In Style Magazine

'Bewitching...a heartfelt, poignant novel' --Glamour

'Read it for it's emotional resonance.' --Tatler

`A gently absorbing tale which smoothly splices poignant family drama with suspenseful Cold War thriller.' --Daily Mail

`Pollen is brilliant at portraying the bewilderment of the Fleming children...this is a gentle, haunting tale that stayed with me long after I finished reading.' --Daily Express

`The story of Jamie and siblings is heartbreaking but interspersed with a knowing humour as Pollen captures the subtle witticisms of the islanders as they bend and twist the story of the bear until it takes on a sort of mythical status.'
--Scotsman Magazine

'A fairytale of the adult world' --The Scotsman Review

Book Description:

From the bestselling author of Hunting Unicorns comes Bella Pollen's most compelling and moving story yet . . .

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