- Hardcover: 448 pages
- Publisher: Harcourt; First Edition edition (July 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0151002592
- ISBN-13: 978-0151002597
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 16.3 x 4.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,389,806 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Format:Hardcover
What will the world look like 50 years from now? The prospect is grim, particularly in comparison to what was imagined 50 years ago when technology promised greater prosperity, health and happiness. The view that David Morse presents in his novel The Iron Bridge is so bleak that one woman from the year 2043 agrees to venture back in time, her mission being to alter the course of the Industrial Revolution. The plot is so imaginatively constructed that the reader is left wondering whether the heroine, Maggie Foster, was successful in her mission. Maggie's grandmother, one of the baby boomers, is the link to our age. Her philosophy is summed up in the advice that she gives Maggie: "Believe in yourself." The novel tests the truth and limits of such a stance. A stranger in a 1773 Shropshire village, Maggie must work alone on her mission and yet discover who she is through interaction with the people she meets. The Iron Bridge is both a first-rate novel of ideas and an absorbing narrative because of the finely drawn characters and the fully realized historical setting. While I was reading it, I could hardly put the book down; since finishing it, I keep thinking about the questions it raises. It's the kind of book that makes you want to have your friends read it so you can talk with them about it.
Format:Hardcover
This book deserves to be a bestseller. Rich in imagery and depth of characters, it is one of those rare books one hates to see end. The juxtopostion between past and future is vivid and always fascinating. A cautionary tale, this novel is as important as "1984" and "Brave New World." The character of Maggie will stay with you long after you've put this book down. The ending was one I couldn't predict. "The Iron Bridge" is a significant social and historical novel that never ceases to enertain.
Format:Hardcover
I have always enjoyed reading books about history and I wasn't disappointed when I read The Iron Bridge by David Morse.
After picturing the bridge and its construction in my mind, I then went to the internet and found pictures and additional information at the author's website.
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Superb story, with truly exceptional characters
One of the two best books I've read in the past year if not longer. Morse brings two historical periods to life -- the world of the 2040s and especially that of the 1770s. Read more
Published on 17 Mar 1999
Once you start reading it, be prepared to finish!
Although I would not classify this as a hardcore science fiction book, other than maybe the first chapter it makes for great reading. Read more
Published on 25 Sep 1998
A brilliant literary debut
This is fantastic literary achievement that brings the origins of the industrial revolution to life in a thoroughly riveting and imaginative way. Read more
Published on 30 July 1998
Fantastic book with a statement!
This book grabbed me right from the start! I loved how it began in the future in a community of survivors (the planet was not a pretty or habitable place and in the year 2043),... Read more
Published on 29 July 1998
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