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Zusatztext “Overwhelmingly inspirational. . . . Van Tighem’s story is a testament to human strength.” — The Plain Dealer “Van Tighem has written an important and bracing reminder of what it means to be vulnerable in a world that has little patience for vulnerability.” — Los Angeles Times “Beautifully crafted prose . . . . Van Tighem tells the story with grace and honesty.” — Nashville Tennessean “Compelling and even suspenseful.” — Denver Post “A literary marvel that describes the author’s experience with clarity and immediacy! reflects on them with calmness and candor! and draws the reader into a world that! in less skillful hands! might easily repel or terrify.” – The Globe and Mail “Gripping. . . Addictive to read! impossible to put down. . . Extraordinary.”– Vancouver Sun “Brutally honest. Tremendously disturbing.” – The Tacoma News Tribune “Oddly compelling and suspenseful.” – The Arizona Republic “Harrowing and vivid! Van Tighem’s narrative raises questions of random events and meaning! the bravery of surviving an attack! . . . as well as the healing power of telling and owning one’s story.”– Publishers Weekly “Van Tighem’s story is a testimony of courage.” – Maclean’s “An unsparing chronicle of fear and suffering and the hard-won courage that beat it all.”– Kirkus Reviews Informationen zum Autor Patricia Van Tighem Klappentext On a chilly autumn morning in 1983, during a relaxing escape to the Canadian Rockies, Patricia Van Tighem and her husband were attacked by a grizzly bear. Although they survived, their ordeal was just beginning. For years Van Tighem endured numerous surgeries as doctors attempted to reconstruct her face and ease her pain. The nightmares that haunted her carried their own psychological burden. In many ways she had to redefine her sense of who she was. Yet she was resolved to recover-as a survivor, a wife and a mother. Van Tighem's tale is astonishing and beautifully written. Showing a resilience that has overcome even the most traumatic of events, The Bear's Embrace is a truly inspiring testament to the power of the human spirit.The Hike The sky is clear and blue,blue. The trees are yellow. The air is crisp,cool,full of autumn sunshine. I am content riding along in our little blue Volkswagen Rabbit with my hand on Trevor ’s knee. We are headed south on Highway Two to Waterton Lakes National Park. Trevor hums under his breath,and I look over at his bearded profile.I am uncertain if we’ve made up after our disagreement last night. He planned to go rock climbing one day this September long weekend, maybe do a hike with me the next, but I wanted us to spend all three days together, backpacking. We haven’t hiked for such a long time. Last night I sulked in the rocking chair,tipping myself abruptly back and forth.“I’ll go alone,then,” I said.Trevor sat in a calm pool of lamplight across the living room,his bushy dark head bent over a textbook. “I need to get away somewhere this weekend.”He kept his head down.“Trevor!” “I ’m listening.”Then,opening his arms,“Come here.”I moved to the big armchair and sat on his knee.“All right,”he said.I felt his sigh on my neck through tangled hair.“We can try out our new tent.” We enjoyed packing up.Trevor went out at the last minute for groceries and brought back all of my favourite backpacking junk foods. Now he’s singing beside me in the car. I love his voice. On one of our first dates,we went out Christmas carolling, and hearing him sing then strengthened my determination to hang on to him.He looks over and smiles. “Hi,my love.” There are shorn yellow fields on either side of us. Farmhouses dot the little gravel roads that run off from the highway. In the distance,the mountains show clear in the late afternoon li...
