The Other Side of the Bridge

The Other Side of the Bridge by Mary Lawson

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I declare myself a Mary Lawson fan. She knows how to weave a story and immerse the reader in the setting and the lives of the characters. So much so- that this one left me with a melancholy feeling for days after finishing it. The chapters go back and forth between the 40’s (during World War II) and the 60’s set in a small town in Canada. The two worlds come together in an explosive ending. Comparing the two Lawson books I’ve read, I think I liked Crow Lake better, but this one was also very good. Because of one scene in it that I would have rather not read, I give it four rather than five stars.



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