First edition (UK)
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| Author | Mary Lawson |
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| Cover artist | Corbis Images |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Chatto and Windus (UK) Knopf Canada (US) |
Publication date | 14 Sep 2006 (UK) 26 Sep 2006 (US)[1] |
| Publication place | Canada |
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| Pages | 288 (UK) |
| ISBN | 0-7011-7327-0 |
The Other Side of the Bridge is the second novel by Canadian novelist Mary Lawson. It became a bestseller in Canada,[2] and was longlisted for The Booker Prize.[3]
As with her first novel, Crow Lake, the setting is Northern Ontario. It is the mid 1930s and Arthur and Jake, the sons of a farmer vie for the affections of Laura, a newcomer to the community. A generation later, Ian the son of the local doctor becomes obsessed with Arthur's wife...
The story takes place in Struan, a small fictional town in Northern Ontario.
There are multiple themes throughout the story. They include growing up, friendship, love, adultery, sibling rivalry, war, guilt, responsibility, choices in life, and farming.
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