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The Other Side of the Bridge (Signed)
Modern · Fiction, Historical Fiction, Canada

The Other Side of the Bridge (Signed)

by Mary Lawson
2006 · 275 pages · Fiction
48 Modern ★ 4.19 on Goodreads · 12K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 7 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

Booker Prize finalist (2006). 4.19★ from 12K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

48Must-Read Score
  • Readers79 out of 100 · counts 40%+36
  • Critics32 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+12
  • Bestseller2 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
  • Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0

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