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Do Not Feed the Bear by Rachel Elliott
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Do Not Feed the Bear

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Length 7 hours 36 minutes
Language English
Narrators Elliot Fitzpatrick & Esther Wane

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A life-affirming novel of love, loss and letting go - for readers of ELEANOR OLIPHANT, THE TROUBLE WITH GOATS AND SHEEP and WHEN GOD WAS A RABBIT

On her forty-seventh birthday, Sydney Smith stands on a rooftop and prepares to jump...

Sydney is a cartoonist and freerunner. Feet constantly twitching, always teetering on the edge of life, she's never come to terms with the event that ripped her family apart when she was ten years old. And so, on a birthday that she doesn't want to celebrate, she returns alone to St Ives to face up to her guilt and grief. It's a trip that turns out to be life-changing - and not only for herself.

DO NOT FEED THE BEAR is a book about lives not yet lived, about the kindness of others and about how, when our worlds stop, we find a way to keep on moving.

(P)2019 Headline Publishing Group Ltd

Rachel Elliott is the author of Whispers Through a Megaphone, longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2016, and Do Not Feed the Bear. She is also a psychotherapist, and lives in Bath.

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Reviews

There is love and pain and such humour. The author is a psychotherapist with the key to the human heart A beautifully poignant tale about loss, love, compassion, and being kind to people whose stories and struggles - in the past and present - are overlooked An uplifting and heart-warming tale about love, loss and moving on, and the importance of being kind to each other - and ourselves A perfect read for fans of ELEANOR OLIPHANT and THE TROUBLE WITH GOATS AND SHEEP I was delighted and surprised by this textured, fascinating and most moving book Beautifully written, Elliott's unique, mesmerising voice effortlessly draws you in Utterly uplifting and a warm reminder that people are here to help A moving and gently humorous portrait of loss, grief and finding a way through...Wonderfully redemptive [An] ingenious, funny novel... Sad, wise and upbeat by turns' Expand reviews
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