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Mrs. Bridge (Mrs and Mr Bridge, #1)

Evan S. Connell

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Jul 25, 2009 Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance rated it it was amazing

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Mrs. Bridge is an upper-middle-class married woman in the 30s and 40s living in the Midwest. This book is the story of her life, revealed in little bits and pieces, tiny moments of a life. Mrs. Bridge marries a man who works all the time in a law office and has three children who quickly develop their own interests and lives and a housekeeper who takes care of all the cooking and cleaning and organizing in the home. Mrs. Bridge lives a small life, a life where she has everything she has ever wan ...more

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Nov 05, 2018 Andy Plonka rated it liked it

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I suppose the original thrust of the book is different now than when it was written almost 60 years ago, but it is interesting to observe what was acceptable social behavior in 1959 compared to today

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