Dorris Heffron, author of the bestselling historical novel City Wolves, gives us a connected but different novel in Bear With Me. It is the biography---poignant, raw, daring in its depictions, distressingly contemporary---of Clare, a wildlife photographer, married to a man who becomes abusive. Resilient and adventurous, Clare strives not to be a victim but a part of the productive interconnection of living beings. This novel is not about bears; it is about the human heart. ---Eugene Benson, University Professor Emeritus,

University of Guelph, and author of The Symmetry of the Tiger and The Tuneful Voice: Selected Libretti

This story authentically portrays how abuse of alcohol can undo love and affection in a relationship and become threatening. ---Garth Martin, PhD, retired addiction consultant at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

This is realistic fiction at its best. A heartwarming and heart-chilling story, with unforgettable characters, revealing a commonly hidden truth about love turned bad. And yet the empowering love of living beings, of land, waterways, and sky runs through it. ---Mary Keshen, retired creative writing instructor, Cape Breton University