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Jan 11, 2024
I am out of the country now please reserve for April Thanks
falconhawk
Dec 29, 2023falconhawk rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
She is an excellent writer and this is a wonderful book. highly recommend it. you will not be disappointed.
Aug 13, 2023wyenotgo rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Of the three Mary Lawson novels I’ve read, this is by far the darkest, the most dramatic. What I always find most appealing in her writing has been her lightness of touch and especially her wonderful ability to get inside the minds of…
Oct 28, 2022jonne_0 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I can't get enough of this writer. This story as well as others ( Crow Lake, A town called Solace) is a compelling narrative. She is able to contrast the stark realities of her setting with the difficult choices her protagonists are asked…
Aug 14, 2022writermala rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
It is a testament to Mary Lawson's skill as a writer that one wants to hate Jake and love Arthur. There is no love lost between the two brothers, and when Laura arrives on the scene things get even more complicated. Arthur is in love with…
Dec 22, 2020
Tracey recommends - a book club read from my group.
Nov 24, 2020PDBurt rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I like this authors writing style, captivating. I've ordered other books by her. Told from Arthur's and Ian's perspective it's the story of these two brothers Arthur and Jake and the woman Laura. Young Ian, who gets a job working with…
Jun 08, 2019pansey rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Loved this book,
Oct 28, 2018SurreyLibraries_Reads rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I totally enjoyed Mary Lawson’s award winning first novel, Crow Lake, so when I picked up The Other Side of the Bridge, I was hoping for another great book, and I was not disappointed. This story follows two families whose lives intersect…
Jul 09, 2017DanglingConversations rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The author could have used more skill to draw the reader in, but once the story unfolds we realize that this is truly a Canadian literary gem. It is a Cane and Able story of brothers who are so different they cannot love each other. The…
Oct 26, 2016hRuth rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Very good. Our Book Club liked this better than Lawson's award-winning "Crow Lake".
Nov 15, 2015trincm rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I absolutely loved reading this book. I savoured each and every chapter as the story unfolded. The writing style is so refreshing -it is clean, clear and captivating. A definite must read!
sydniec
Mar 06, 2015sydniec rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
great read. the characters felt like people I had know all my life and the bonus is the book is set in northern Ontario. a good story of life in the 1930's to 1960.
Feb 07, 2015ownedbydoxies rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Absolutely excellent - compelling, interesting, well-written, memorable characters - so, in other words, just as great as her other books! There's just one problem with her books: they end. I never want them to end!
Mar 06, 2014GLNovak rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this book even though there are some truly awful things that happen in it. Alternating between the story of two brothers during WWII and of a doctor's son in the 1960's, this story lures us into the northern Ontario town…
Jul 22, 2012
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May 29, 2012Jenmat rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Took me a while to get into, but I ended up loving this book. You get emotionally attached to the characters. I cried.
May 22, 2012storeylady rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
My opinion of the characters changed over the course of the novel and I liked that challenge. The few scenes in the book that really hone in on nature (the "wall of dragonflies", the snake eating the frog and the puppy going after the…
Sep 14, 2010S_Mike rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
It took a while for me to figure out that it was two separate stories taking place in different eras. Maybe if I had read the dates more carefully I wouldnt have been so lost at the beginning! This was an amazing book with a unique feel…
Apr 06, 2007GingerKaren rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Mary Lawson has written a very moving novel full of the human drama and the humor that comes from real life. Each chapter alternates between related stories and shows how the past can haunt people. Arthur and Jake are two very different…