The Bridge

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A gripping short novel by Colm Tóibín, set in the Pyrenees where Miquel and his father live in the house once cherished by Miquel’s late mother. The nearing completion of a new bridge threatens to change their isolated valley forever.

A story about change, loss, and the clash between tradition and modernity.

Miquel and his father share a tense existence in their mother’s old home nestled in the Pyrenees, a place she had been returning to on the day she passed away. A new bridge is almost finished, poised to connect two valleys and end their isolation. This bridge will also create a new route for smuggling contraband deep into the mountains.

While Miquel’s father sees the bridge as an opportunity, Miquel fears it will bring disaster and expose his father to a modern way of life he is ill-prepared for. Colm Tóibín’s compelling short novel explores vast inner and outer landscapes with sharp insight and careful detail.

Through vivid storytelling, Tóibín captures the tension between past and present, following a young man’s search for connection amid the shadows of loss. Praised by critics as a master storyteller, this work showcases Tóibín at the peak of his craft.

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