{"product_id":"the-other-side-of-the-bridge-9780385340380","title":"The Other Side of the Bridge","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the beloved #1 national bestseller \u003ci\u003eCrow Lake \u003c\/i\u003ecomes an exceptional new novel of jealously, rivalry and the dangerous power of obsession.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Other Side of the Bridge \u003c\/i\u003eis a compelling, humane and vividly evoked novel with an irresistible emotional undertow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385340380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Mary Lawson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43361406746805,"sku":"9780385340380","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f5975f31-acb1-4443-9afe-9f4a80cede42.jpg?v=1701189623","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-other-side-of-the-bridge-9780385340380","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}