The Other Side of the Bridge
First edition (UK)
AuthorMary Lawson
Cover artistCorbis Images
LanguageEnglish
PublisherChatto and Windus (UK)
Knopf Canada (US)
Publication date
14 Sep 2006 (UK)
26 Sep 2006 (US)[1]
Publication placeCanada
Media typePrint
Pages288 (UK)
ISBN0-7011-7327-0

The Other Side of the Bridge is the second novel by Canadian novelist Mary Lawson. It became a bestseller in Canada,[2] and was longlisted for The Booker Prize.[3]

Plot summary

As with her first novel, Crow Lake, the setting is Northern Ontario. It is the mid 1930s and Arthur and Jake, the sons of a farmer vie for the affections of Laura, a newcomer to the community. A generation later, Ian the son of the local doctor becomes obsessed with Arthur's wife...

Characters

Major characters

Secondary characters

Settings

The story takes place in Struan, a small fictional town in Northern Ontario.

Themes

There are multiple themes throughout the story. They include growing up, friendship, love, adultery, sibling rivalry, war, guilt, responsibility, choices in life, and farming.

Reception

Reviews were positive :

Translations

References

  1. ^ "The Other Side of the Bridge by Mary Lawson". Archived from the original on 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
  2. ^ [Fulford, Robert. "Author uncovers a remote possibility: Lawson Reinvents rural literature for a new century." National Post 13 Feb. 2007: Print]
  3. ^ "The Other Side of the Bridge". Booker Prize. Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
  4. ^ "Mary Lawson's The Other Side of the Bridge deserved its place on the Booker longlist, says Penelope Lively". TheGuardian.com. 7 October 2006. Archived from the original on 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  5. ^ "The first sign of trouble". Independent.co.uk. 30 September 2006. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  6. ^ "The Accidental Rift". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2017-09-16.

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