01882cam a2200361 i 4500 2758689157 TxAuBib 20260512120000.0 240808s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2024440341 9780525520436 0525520430 (OCoLC)1401654703 TxAuBib rda Phillips, Julia, author. Bear : a novel / Julia Phillips. New York : Hogarth, 2024. 286 p. : map ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier cri rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier 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 raised, they 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 club, but even together they can't earn enough to get by, stirring their frustration about the limits that shape their existence. Then one night on the boat, Sam 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 home, Sam, terrified, is more convinced than ever that it's time to leave the island. But Elena responds differently to the massive beast. Enchanted by its presence, she throws into doubt the desire to escape and puts their long-held dream in danger. 20260512. Sisters Fiction. Bears Fiction. Man-woman relationships Fiction. San Juan Islands (Wash.) Fiction. Washington (State) Fiction. TXMOO