<![CDATA[The Other Side of the Bridge]]>

false <![CDATA[The Other Side of the Bridge]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171989412m/129783.jpg 129783 11 From the author of the beloved #1 national bestseller Crow Lake comes an exceptional new novel of jealously, rivalry and the dangerous power of obsession. Two brothers, Arthur and Jake Dunn, are the sons of a farmer in the mid-1930s, when life is tough and another world war is looming. Arthur is reticent, solid, dutiful and set to inherit the farm and his father’s character; Jake is younger, attractive, mercurial and dangerous to know – the family misfit. When a beautiful young woman comes into the community, the fragile balance of sibling rivalry tips over the edge. Then there is Ian, the family’s next generation, and far too sure he knows the difference between right and wrong. By now it is the fifties, and the world has changed – a little, but not enough. These two generations in the small town of Struan, Ontario, are tragically interlocked, linked by fate and community but separated by a war which devours its young men – its unimaginable horror reaching right into the heart of this remote corner of an empire. With her astonishing ability to turn the ratchet of tension slowly and delicately, Lawson builds their story to a shocking climax. Taut with apprehension, surprising us with moments of tenderness and humour, The Other Side of the Bridge is a compelling, humane and vividly evoked novel with an irresistible emotional undertow. Arthur found himself staring down at the knife embedded in his foot. There was a surreal split second before the blood started to well up and then up it came, dark and thick as syrup. Arthur looked at Jake and saw that he was staring at the knife. His expression was one of surprise, and this was something that Arthur wondered about later too. Was Jake surprised because he had never considered the possibility that he might be a less than perfect shot? Did he have that much confidence in himself, that little self-doubt? Or was he merely surprised at how easy it was to give in to an impulse, and carry through the thought which lay in your mind? Simply to do whatever you wanted to do, and damn the consequences. –from The Other Side of the Bridge 25378 2006 The Other Side of the Bridge total:552|5:125|4:288|3:117|2:20|1:2| 552 2170 776 140 5 3 false false Sat Aug 18 10:00:53 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 18 10:10:00 -0700 2007 The Other Side Of The Bridge is constructed of two parallel narratives: the story of Arthur, a farmer's son growing up in the nineteen thirties and forties; and Ian, a doctor's son growi...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Sep 10 06:02:40 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 10 06:11:23 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Dec 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 15:26:40 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 15:38:24 -0800 2008 The author presents the story in an in...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 11:44:08 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 11:48:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 20 19:51:40 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 20:04:02 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Mar 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 17:13:19 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 17:18:05 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Mar 03 00:47:54 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 00:53:01 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 00:47:54 -0800 2009
Last thing at night he went out to the barns for a final look around before bed, as he and his father had always done, just to check that everything was OK. They used to stand for a minute or two in the farmyard afterwards, studying the sky, and Arthur did i...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 05:53:30 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 06:01:34 -0800 2009 The Other Side of the Bridge is a spell binding and edifying experience. I wept when I finished it because it rings so true. It is a story about sibling rivalry, friendship and loyalty. It is also a coming of age story that spans two generations.

The writing is excellent. There is nothin...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Feb 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 20 05:27:59 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 02:42:06 -0700 2009
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"The Other Side of the Bridge is an unforgettable story of jealousy, rivalry and the power of obsession played out over the course of a half century. Two brothers, the sons of a farmer livin...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 13:18:31 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 13:34:58 -0800 2009
The author effectively delivered a novel largely based around the repercussions and co...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 16:27:28 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 16:54:06 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jan 11 15:16:28 -0800 2009 Sun Aug 16 17:10:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 17:26:21 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 17:32:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 10 11:49:20 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 14:47:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jan 07 08:45:05 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 14:21:34 -0800 2008 The Other Side of the Bridge. There is maybe something predictable in a love triangle between brothers - one shy and caring, the other a selfish charmer - and the pretty sad girl just arrived in town, but the characters are portrait with such depth and the story told with such a gre...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 01:48:26 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 01:53:24 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu May 07 15:30:50 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 09 15:08:14 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Mar 19 08:06:57 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 14:53:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 28 08:22:00 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 07 12:31:44 -0800 2008
i loved the way it was told...in a flashback/forward manner, was equally compelling and a great way to move the...more...]]> 5 0 true false Wed Apr 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 21:33:57 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 09:28:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=129783