{"product_id":"the-other-side-of-the-bridgebooks","title":"The Other Side of the Bridge","description":"From the author of the beloved #1 national bestseller \u003cb\u003eCrow Lake \u003c\/b\u003ecomes an exceptional  new novel of jealously, rivalry and the dangerous power of obsession.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Two brothers,  Arthur and Jake Dunn, are the sons of a farmer in the mid-1930s, when life is tough  and another world war is looming. Arthur is reticent, solid, dutiful and set to inherit  the farm and his father’s character; Jake is younger, attractive, mercurial and dangerous  to know – the family misfit. When a beautiful young woman comes into the community,  the fragile balance of sibling rivalry tips over the edge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Then there is Ian, the  family’s next generation, and far too sure he knows the difference between right  and wrong. By now it is the fifties, and the world has changed – a little, but not  enough.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e These two generations in the small town of Struan, Ontario, are tragically  interlocked, linked by fate and community but separated by a war which devours its  young men – its unimaginable horror reaching right into the heart of this remote  corner of an empire. With her astonishing ability to turn the ratchet of tension  slowly and delicately, Lawson builds their story to a shocking climax. Taut with  apprehension, surprising us with moments of tenderness and humour, \u003cb\u003eThe Other Side  of the Bridge\u003c\/b\u003e is a compelling, humane and vividly evoked novel with an irresistible  emotional undertow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eArthur found himself staring down at the knife embedded in his  foot. There was a surreal split second before the blood started to well up and then  up it came, dark and thick as syrup. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Arthur looked at Jake and saw that he was  staring at the knife. His expression was one of surprise, and this was something  that Arthur wondered about later too. Was Jake surprised because he had never considered  the possibility that he might be a less than perfect shot? Did he have that much  confidence in himself, that little self-doubt? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Or was he merely surprised at how  easy it was to give in to an impulse, and carry through the thought which lay in  your mind? Simply to do whatever you wanted to do, and damn the consequences.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e –from  \u003cb\u003eThe Other Side of the Bridge\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Lawson, Mary","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":43669679833312,"sku":"","price":12.6,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/products\/1036814.jpg?v=1668702409","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/the-other-side-of-the-bridgebooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}