The woman who married a bear james, elizabeth, atanas on amazon. The woman who married a bear is a folklore story for ages 79 years. Set against the modern alaskan frontier and the surviving pantheism of its indigenous population, the woman who married a bear is a brooding. When an old tlingit woman hires him to discover why her son, a big game guide, was murdered, he takes the case without much conviction that hell discover anything the police missed. The woman who married a bear book by john straley 4. John straley the woman who married a bear john straley in sitka, alaska, a subarctic port surrounded by snowdusted mountains, an aged tlingit indian woman engages local investigator cecil younger to look into her sons murder. The woman who married a bear book online was published july 1st 2005 by soho crime first published january 1st 1992. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. I fell in with this book, having read the authors excellent quirky storycold storage, alaska. Sitka, alaska, is a subarctic port surrounded by snow. He writes haiku and lives with the guilt of career failure and the pain born when he wife walked out on him. While picking blackberries one summer day, a young woman steps in a pile of bear dung.
The book tells the story of a young woman who hates and insults bears but must come face to face with them and face her consequences. The first poem in the collection, the woman who married a bear, establishes a pattern that can be found in many of the poems that follow. The woman who married a bear hardcover july 15, 2008 by elizabeth james author, atanas illustrator 5. Written by john straley, the woman who married a bear has received average 3. The woman who married a bear has 4 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Straley lets you breathe the chill wetness of the country and he gives you the people of these outpost communities exactly as they are. At worst, its picture book adaptation diminishes the original storys true.