Finding Bear is the powerful sequel to Hannah Gold’s beautiful story of hope, The Last Bear. April and her Dad are back at home in the UK – but is it home? Nothing feels right. Teased at school for her passion for polar bears and trying to slow human impact on the Arctic, April just doesn’t fit in. To make things even more challenging, Dad has a girlfriend. April’s pleased he’s feeling happy again but this might be a step too far. April dreams of Bear and misses him so much. Then, one night, she’s sure she hears his roar carried across the stars to her bedroom thousands of miles away. News arrives from the north – a polar bear has been shot… and they think it might be Bear.
April knows in an instant that she must go back – go home. Bear needs her. Fortunately, Dad understands and respects everything she went through on Bear Island so is willing to take her on this quest – this calling – to help the one who means so much to her. Winter in the Arctic is like nothing April has ever experienced. Without time to prepare, they don’t have the proper gear and it is COLD. She won’t let this stop her. Soon, they are kitted out and on their way.
What follows is the adventure of a lifetime. With every step, April’s senses sharpen and she becomes even more determined, despite the danger ahead. Her greatest worry – will Bear remember her? He is a wild animal after all.
Hannah Gold has the wonderful gift of writing with such warmth. Even in the coldest setting, Finding Bear wraps itself around the reader like a giant polar bear hug. When reading, the story becomes everything. Each frozen step, each glimmer of the Northern Lights, each heartbeat of hope brings April and the reader deeper into communion with nature with a growing realisation of how much responsibility we have to protect it. This isn’t just a lovely story, but a challenge to make a difference before the ice melts.
Thank you to Tina Mories and Harper Collins for the opportunity to read an early copy of this outstanding book!
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