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Mr. Bridges
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ISBN10: 1959307207
ISBN13: 9781959307204
Publisher: Mountain Lake Press
Published: May 20 2023
Pages: 266
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.66 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781959307204
Publisher: Mountain Lake Press
Published: May 20 2023
Pages: 266
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.66 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Following author Jessie Thorpe's acclaimed debut novel 'Bolton Roper, ' her new title, 'Mr. Bridges, ' is deftly set in the 1980s and once again showcases her natural flair as a novelist for both originality and the kind of narrative drive storytelling style that is replete with the types of details and descriptions that provide a feeling of authenticity, believability, and reader engagement that raise a novel to the level of fine literature ... 'Mr. Bridges' is unreservedly recommended.
--Midwest Book Review Jack Bridges is the popular principal at Great Forest elementary school in suburban Washington, D.C. His easy manner and likeability contribute to his success and job satisfaction. Each day, he attends to his work and returns home to his wife Greta and their three young sons, Chris, Bud, and Sam. Nina Talbott is a housewife living near the school. She is raising two daughters, Polly and Elaine, while her husband Tom travels frequently for his job. Eventually, and inevitably, Jack and Nina connect and consummate a passionate affair, thereby setting into motion a relationship full of private excitement and hope for future happiness. Jack also experiences a personal epiphany when he returns to the small Michigan lakeside town where he spent an idyllic youth. But a personal tragedy forces him to make a fateful and likely irrevocable life choice. Set in the 1980s, Jessie Thorpe's enthralling second novel contains the signature intelligence and piercing insights into the human condition she displayed in Bolton Roper, her highly praised debut work. She infuses Mr. Bridges with irresistible details and lush descriptions, proving again why she has rapidly established herself as one of literary fiction's premier writers.
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