The Broken Bridge (Piper S.) - Softcover

Pullman, Philip

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0330322273 ISBN 13: 9780330322270

Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books, 1992

Synopsis

One night, Ginny hears two people arguing about something that happened years ago. Whatever it was involved Ginny's father, a plane crash and a death. Brought up by her white father to believe her black mother died when she was small, Ginny becomes convinced that the crash must involve her.

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Review:

When 16-year-old Ginny discovers that her father has a secret son she realises that everything that previously made her feel so safe and secure is a lie. As she tries to restore her faith in her father and herself, she comes face to face with unforgettable truths and long-forgotten tragedies that will change her life dramatically and forever.

The Broken Bridge is a stunning novel by Philip Pullman, the award-winning author of Northern Lights and The Subtle Knife. The teenager-in- turmoil, so familiar and often so very strange, is treated with a respect and sensitivity that moves the story up a notch, allowing the sizzling and compelling drama that unfolds between the pages to paint a potent picture of a girl on her own voyage of discovery. Pullman has triumphed again, proving that clever and sympathetic writing can easily be coupled with dramatic storytelling at its very best. --Susan Harrison

Review:

"The emotional truths that Pullman reveals are so heartfelt and raw that they hardly read like fiction." (Publisher's Weekly)

"An intriguing mystery that keeps the reader guessing and turning the pages until the very end." (Horn Book Review)

About this edition

• Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0330322273
• ISBN 13: 9780330322270
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176