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The Other Side of the Bridge (Paperback)

by Mary Lawson (Author)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage (21 Jun 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099437260
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099437260
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,944 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'A sensitive portrayal of rural life...her prose sings when
describing small moments.'

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'An engrossing period piece...vivid evocation of setting &
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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars book with soul, 30 Sep 2007
I was a little disappointed by some of the Richard and Judy choices so came to this late, but it was sheer reading pleasure from beginning to end. It's a story of good people doing the best they can with the lives they have and how one small action can cause so much damage and such sad consequences.
I loved everything about this book. It had me in tears more than once, the whole thing fitted together so beautifully, and the detail was loveley, from the repercussions of the war to the spots on the throat of the little girl with measles. It's beautifully written, it's a lovely story and it has real soul.
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully depicted, 26 Sep 2007
By L. Scarpati "LAS" (Yorkshire, England) - See all my reviews
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I saw this book on the Richard & Judy Summer read and thought I'd try it on for size. I'd never read anything by Mary Lawson before and immediately fell in love with the characters Ian and Arthur.

Lawson beautifully creates a scene of growing up in a small town, both pre and post WW2 and uses realistic description of the town's scenary throughout the seasons.

She also creates a marvellous relationship between Arthur and the rest of his family (and later his wife) and encapsulates the very essence of sibling rivalry - with a more vicious twist.

It's a moving and somewhat heartbreaking tale of love, loss and humanity. I liked the way that Arthur and Ian's stories were structurally broken up by chapters; there was no jumping backwards and forwards that often loses a reader.

I'd definitely read more of her work; I read this in 2 days on holiday and felt sorry to finish it.
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39 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars he other side of the bridge, 21 Jun 2007
By L. M. Sheldon (Hampshire, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Other Side of the Bridge (Hardcover)
I absolutly adored Crow Lake - and Mary - you owe me some of your royalty payments - because I must have given this book as presents to over 30 people. However, The other side of the Bridge is good and a real page turner - it is not to the same standard. I think that this is because you tried to explain more, rather than allow the reader to calmly make their own conclusions with you just leading. The last part is rushed and a little garbled where as Crow Lake was so measured, even , balanced and calm.

Look forward to book number three, but dont rush it.
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