{"product_id":"9781761266386-the-bearcat","title":"The Bearcat","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn intimate psychological portrait inspired by the true story of an ordinary girl who grows into a notorious cult leader - and the family that shaped her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebearcat: a large, tree-dwelling mammal; 1920s slang for a fiery girl or woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1987. Family is everything to Anne. Our Messiah. And Anne demands everything from The Family; their loyalty, their money, even their children. In return, she promises existential comfort to the lost and weary women. Because Anne knows how hard it is to build a family - and how devastatingly easy it is to lose one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1921. A child is born on a sticky summer evening. Our Anne. Her mother, Florence, is isolated and overwhelmed, trapped at home with an indifferent husband and a newborn whose demands are relentless. A childless neighbour's offer of help is a lifeline as Florence struggles to reconcile motherhood and her shifting sense of self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor both Anne and Florence, the past is for escaping, and love is impossible to trust. All they can hope for is that their family will save them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bearcat is a dark and nuanced exploration of longing, power and the inviolable grip of history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44692770816136,"sku":"9781761266386","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0371\/3443\/4440\/files\/9781761266386.jpg?v=1768527309","url":"https:\/\/littlelostbookshop.com.au\/products\/9781761266386-the-bearcat","provider":"The Little Lost Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}