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  • The Other Side of the Bridge

  • By: Mary Lawson
  • Narrated by: Paul Hecht
  • Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (205 ratings)
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The Other Side of the Bridge

By: Mary Lawson
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Summary

Arthur and Jake are the sons of a farmer in the mid-1930s, when life is tough and another world war is looming. Arthur is solid and dutiful, set to inherit the farm and his father's character; Jake is younger, attractive, mercurial and dangerous to know. A young woman, Laura, comes into the community and tips the fragile balance of sibling rivalry over the edge... And then there is Ian, son of the local doctor, thoughtful, idealistic, and far too sure that he knows the difference between right and wrong. By now it is the 50s, and the world has changed - a little, but not enough...
©2006 Mary Lawson (P)2008 Recorded Books LLC

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Totally engaged me

All the characters are so well drown. You actually feel them . A beautiful inciteful book.

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beautiful

I love the characters and worlds that Mary Lawson creates. I thought it was beautifully performed as well.

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Slow burner but worth it.

I started reading Mary Lawson as I read a review comparing her to Ann Tyler whose books I enjoy very much. The review was about A Town Called Solace (her most recent - also on Audible) which I loved, so went straight on to The Other Side of the Bridge. It builds, very slowly at first, into a fascinating analysis of sibling rivalry and the effects on a small isolated town of the Second World War. Very powerful. Would love to hear her other books on Audible like Crow Lake.

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Inaccurate chapter markers!

This was a really good story and we'll narrated but really spoiled by the fact that the chapter markers on audible were incorrect. The story unfolds by moving back and forth in time making it even more important that you know when the narrative shifts are going to come. The lack of accurate chapters markers made it really difficult to pace my listening and I kept having to leave the story at key moments when ordinarily I would have known whether I had time to listen to the end of a chapter.

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magnificent audible experience

couldn't stop listening to this book,day and night, no release until finished. Comes highly recommended, needless to say!

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Another wonderful Mary Lawson book

I loved this as much as all Mary Lawson's others and was sorry when it ended. Delightful characterisation, descriptions of small town life and relationships within a family.

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A Tale of Two Brothers

This is a beautifully written story with a wonderful sense of place. The description of farming life in northern Canada is vivid and engaging as the backdrop to the narrative around the brothers. The characters come alive and the story holds your attention to the last word. A great read.

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Highly recommended

I love the writing of Mary Lawson and I have recommended this book to so many friends.

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Great story well told

this book was recommended by a close friend, I would never have chosen it but so glad I did.

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Stays with you for days

Astonishing book. Assured, fascinating characters and narrative. After I finished it I would find myself thinking of little morsels of description days later. Can’t recommend it highly enough.

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