The Bridge - Softcover

Higgins, Jane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1921758333 ISBN 13: 9781921758331

Publisher: The Text Publishing Company, 2011

Synopsis

Nik is still in high school but destined for a great career with the Internal Security and Intelligence Services. But when ISIS comes recruiting, everyone is shocked when he isn't chosen. There must be an explanation, but no one will talk about it. Then the school is bombed and the hostiles take the bridges. Buildings are burning, kids are dead and the hostiles have kidnapped Sol. Now ISIS is hunting for Nik. The Bridge is a gritty adventure set in a future world where fear of outsiders pervades everything.

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Review

"The Bridge""shows how hard it can be to tell right from wrong, especially in the face of war. This page-turner and first novel is well placed for a sequel.'
"--Weekend Australian"

"War propels a boy from the privileged side of town across the bridge to the enemy, where he learns the real causes of the war and about his own history.... A suspenseful and entertaining debut."
"--Kirkus Reviews"

""The Bridge "shows how hard it can be to tell right from wrong, especially in the face of war. This page-turner and first novel is well placed for a sequel.'
"--Weekend Australian"

"War propels a boy from the privileged side of town across the bridge to the enemy, where he learns the real causes of the war and about his own history.... A suspenseful and entertaining debut."
"--Kirkus Reviews"

"This grim first novel, set on a not-so-distant future Earth ... packs a significant emotional wallop.... Higgins works hard to expose the religious and racial bigotry lurking behind so many military conflicts, and she is adept at showing that, frequently, neither side is without blame."
- "Publishers Weekly"

."..the gritty, painfully tense passages describing the ways in which war affects children - teens in particular - are compelling and deftly written."
--"The Horn Book
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."..truly an engrossing and compelling story.... Higgins' depiction of a world gone mad on war and drunk on power and fear is on par with the best that dystopian literature has to offer.... "The Bridge "surpasses its contemporaries as it delves into areas rarely explored so convincingly by others in the genre ... avid enthusiasts of dystopian literature ... should not pass on "The Bridge"...."
--Highly Recommended, "CM Magazine"

About the Author

Jane Higgins was born in New Zealand. She has degrees in mathematics and anthropology and has worked on many human rights campaigns. She is a senior research fellow at Lincoln University and her specialty is youth studies. Jane lives in Christchurch. The Bridge""is her first novel.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Text Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1921758333
• ISBN 13: 9781921758331
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 344