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Mrs. Bridge : A Novel by Evan S Connell, 1924- is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Mrs. Bridge : A Novel about?
<p><p>In <I>Mrs. Bridge</I>, Evan S. Connell, a consummate storyteller, artfully crafts a portrait using the finest of details in everyday events and confrontations. With a surgeon’s skill, Connell cuts away the middle-class security blanket of uniformity to expose the arrested development underneath—the entropy of time and relationships lead Mrs. Bridge's three children and husband to recede into a remote silence, and she herself drifts further into doubt and confusion. The raised evening newspaper becomes almost a fire screen to deflect any possible spark of conversation. The novel is comprised of vignettes, images, fragments of conversations, events—all building powerfully toward the completed group portrait of a family, closely knit on the surface but deeply divided by loneliness, boredom, misunderstandings, isolation, sexual longing, and terminal isolation. In this special fiftieth anniversary edition, we are reminded once again why <I>Mrs. Bridge</I> has been hailed by readers and critics alike as one of the greatest novels in American literature.<p></p><h3>New York Times Book Review</h3><p>For all their satire and dark implications, the novels of the Bridge f
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It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Evan S Connell, 1924-
- Publisher
- Counterpoint : Distributed by Publishers Group West
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781582438498
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 4.2 / 5 (1,235 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
