Books by Risa Bear

An old woman, young in the study of Zen Buddhism, repurposes an old children's playhouse as a part-time hermitage.

Karen Rutledge had grown up in seclusion from a devastated world. But now she was alone in the open to face the unknown. Would she find a place among those seeking to rebuild civilization? And can that civilization survive? Cover and illustrations by Katrin Orav.