When a bridge collapses in the Highlands
of Scotland, dozens of people vanish into
the river below. A car hired by a woman
tourist was filmed pulling onto the bridge
moments before it fell. Now numbered
among the missing, the woman seizes her
chance to start her life over. But her new
path takes her no farther than a wooden
cabin on the riverbank, where she seeks rebirth
and freedom from her old self.
There she lives with Silva, an illegal immigrant
whose husband and daughter have
not been seen since the day of the bridge’s
collapse. The women are befriended by the
boatman Ron, and together they create a
fragile sanctuary. Lost souls all, they keep
secrets from each other, yet connect in ways
none of them expects, as they strive to reconcile
their past histories with the present
and shape for themselves an elusive, longedfor
future. A haunting story of identity and
reinvention, loss and reparation,
Across the
Bridge is a stunning new novel from awardwinning
author Morag Joss.
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“[Her work has] both evoked and
matched in achievement…
such masters as William Trevor.” –
Barry Forshaw
"A tense and beautifully told tale." -
The Scots Magazine
"A thoughtful, multi-layered novel... it cannot fail to set the reader thinking about the plight of those who go missing each year, the basic human need to survive and adapt, and the metaphorical bridges that divide and connect us and what can be done to cross them." -
The Daily Mail
"
Across the Bridge is an intriguing book - for not only are the main characters keeping secrets from each other, they are also keeping secrets from themselves and ultimately from the reader." -
The Regency Magazine
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Read an excerpt from
Across the Bridge
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www.moragjoss.com
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