{"product_id":"the-bear-woman-9781552454312","title":"The Bear Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeminist autofiction from one of Sweden's blazing talents.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Ramqvist is a serious contender for the Swedish literary limelight.\" --\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlending autofiction and essay, \u003ci\u003eThe Bear Woman\u003c\/i\u003e is a journey of feminism and literary detective work spanning centuries and continents. In the 1540s, a young French noblewoman, Marguerite de la Rocque, was abandoned on an island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with her maidservant and her lover. In present-day Stockholm, an author and mother becomes captivated by the image of Marguerite sheltered in a dark cave after her companions have died.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis image soon becomes an obsession. She must find out the real story of the woman she calls the Bear Woman. But so much in this history is written so as to gloss over male violence. And the maps and other sources she consults are at times undecipherable.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKarolina Ramqvist explores what it means to write history--and to live it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coach House Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781552454312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Karolina Ramqvist","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41596167815349,"sku":"9781552454312","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b08ac4da-312b-4327-b1e2-556169f483be.jpg?v=1644333945","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-bear-woman-9781552454312","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}