{"product_id":"the-bridge","title":"The Bridge","description":"Author: Gandolfo, Enza\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781925713015\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Scribe Publications\u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2018\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 233mm x 154mm x 28mm\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDid the dead exist? Were they watching? Were they ghosts? Not the kind he'd imagined as a child, draped with white sheets, with the ability to walk through walls, but the kind that lodged themselves in your heart, in your memories, the kind that came to you in dreams, that you could see when you closed your eyes and sometimes even when your eyes were opened.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDid the dead exist? Were they watching? Were they ghosts? Not the kind he'd imagined as a child, draped with white sheets, with the ability to walk through walls, but the kind that lodged themselves in your heart, in your memories, the kind that came to you in dreams, that you could see when you closed your eyes and sometimes even when your eyes were opened.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1970s Melbourne, 22-year-old Italian migrant Antonello is newly married and working as a rigger on the West Gate Bridge, a gleaming monument to a modern city. When the bridge collapses one October morning, killing 35 of his workmates, his world crashes down on him. It is up to his wife, Paolina, to help him recover and find his way back to himself and their marriage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2009, Jo and her best friend Ashleigh are on the verge of finishing high school and flush with the possibilities for their lives thereafter. But when a night of drinking at a party results in a terrible tragedy, Jo's future is set on a radically different course. The only path to redemption is to face the consequences of her actions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on true events of Australia's worst industrial accident - a tragedy that still scars the city - \u003ci\u003eThe Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e is a profoundly moving novel that examines class, guilt, and moral culpability. Yet it shows that even the most harrowing of situations can give way to forgiveness and redemption. Ultimately, is a testament to survival and the resilience of the human spirit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the most profoundly moving and beautiful books I have read all year, brimming with love, honesty, and insight. A true gem of a novel.' - Alice Pung\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This exquisite, moving story from Gandolfo captures the raw, wide-reaching pain of the tragedy, long regarded as Australia's worst industrial accident.' - \u003ci\u003eHerald Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Superb ... Utterly heartbreaking.' - \u003ci\u003eANZ LitLovers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e' A  dramatic and dynamic novel ... This is a novel about everyday tragedy written in everyday language. Clarity prevails over lyricism. Dialogue is colloquial and lively. Carefully articulated sentences give way, in moments of anger, to more truncated phrasing and, in the closing chapters, to snappier prose that creates a sense of urgency ... Her skill as a storyteller and her ability to create complex and empathetic characters gives weight to her fiction and invites the reader to question her own integrity and sense of self-worth, not without compassion.' - \u003ci\u003eAustralian Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A poignant novel which examines class, grief, guilt and moral culpability, \u003ci\u003eThe Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e, weaves together two vastly different yet interrelated narratives.' - \u003ci\u003eIl Globo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e' Enza Gandolfo  doesn't shy away from the unpleasant emotions of her characters, and paints a startlingly real and believable picture of lives impacted by these kinds of tragedies.' - \u003ci\u003eGood Reading\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gandolfo writes that \"things that were solid crumbled\" and she documents with painstaking intricacy the grieving and guilt of survivors. It is a masterful portrayal of families torn apart, searching for redemption in an unforgiving world.' - \u003ci\u003eSunday Territorian\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 4 to 7 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41702597492894,"sku":"UBD-9781925713015","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/products\/9781925713015.jpg?v=1653391037","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/the-bridge","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}