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The Other Side of the Bridge
Two coasts. Two strangers.
And a bridge that silently beckons them both.
Katie Connelly has lived in San Francisco all her life. Her late father made his career on the Golden Gate Bridge, and the many stories of how he saved jumpers still haunt her. And now her job assignment is to write about the history of the bridge—a history that includes a secret journal about a promise ring and a love story that may be the answer to her unresolved sorrow.
Meanwhile, Dave Riley, a marketing executive in New York, has sorrows of his own. Grasping at straws after tragedy strikes his family, he decides to follow a daydream that has turned into an obsession: to drive across the Golden Gate Bridge on a motorcycle on the Fourth of July.
Does the bridge somehow mysteriously hold the answers both Katie and Dave are looking for? Or will they find something completely different when they get to the other side?
And a bridge that silently beckons them both.
Katie Connelly has lived in San Francisco all her life. Her late father made his career on the Golden Gate Bridge, and the many stories of how he saved jumpers still haunt her. And now her job assignment is to write about the history of the bridge—a history that includes a secret journal about a promise ring and a love story that may be the answer to her unresolved sorrow.
Meanwhile, Dave Riley, a marketing executive in New York, has sorrows of his own. Grasping at straws after tragedy strikes his family, he decides to follow a daydream that has turned into an obsession: to drive across the Golden Gate Bridge on a motorcycle on the Fourth of July.
Does the bridge somehow mysteriously hold the answers both Katie and Dave are looking for? Or will they find something completely different when they get to the other side?
304 pages, Hardcover
First published March 6, 2018
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About the author
Camron Wright
11 books806 followersCamron Wright was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. He has a master’s degree in Writing and Public Relations from Westminster College.
He has owned several successful retail stores in addition to working with his wife in the fashion industry, designing for the McCall Pattern Company in New York.
Camron began writing to get out of attending MBA school at the time, and it proved the better decision. His first book, Letters for Emily, was a Readers Choice Award winner, as well as a selection of the Doubleday Book Club and the Literary Guild. Letters for Emily has been published in North America, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Korea, the Netherlands, and China.
His next book, The Rent Collector, won Best Novel of the Year from the Whitney Awards and was a nominee for the prestigious International DUBLIN Literary Award. The Orphan Keeper won Book of the Year, Gold accolades in Multicultural Fiction from Foreword Reviews, and was winner of Best General Fiction from the Whitney Awards. His newest book, In Times of Rain and War releases in early 2021.
Camron lives with his wife, Alicyn, just south of Salt Lake City at the base of the Wasatch Mountains. He is the proud father of four children, all girls but three.
He has owned several successful retail stores in addition to working with his wife in the fashion industry, designing for the McCall Pattern Company in New York.
Camron began writing to get out of attending MBA school at the time, and it proved the better decision. His first book, Letters for Emily, was a Readers Choice Award winner, as well as a selection of the Doubleday Book Club and the Literary Guild. Letters for Emily has been published in North America, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Korea, the Netherlands, and China.
His next book, The Rent Collector, won Best Novel of the Year from the Whitney Awards and was a nominee for the prestigious International DUBLIN Literary Award. The Orphan Keeper won Book of the Year, Gold accolades in Multicultural Fiction from Foreword Reviews, and was winner of Best General Fiction from the Whitney Awards. His newest book, In Times of Rain and War releases in early 2021.
Camron lives with his wife, Alicyn, just south of Salt Lake City at the base of the Wasatch Mountains. He is the proud father of four children, all girls but three.
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January 8, 2020
2.5 stars, rounded down
This book was a book club selection and on the face of it, I thought it would work well. Both Katie and Dave are getting over tragic losses. The Golden Gate Bridge draws them both in, for different reasons.
But I struggled to see either character as real and not just a cliche. Katie is assigned to write a research paper on the Bridge, a bridge her father worked on his whole career. She discovers an old journal from the time of the bridge’s construction and this sends her on a hunt to learn even more. Some of my favorite parts of the book delve into the construction, especially a humorous incident involving a Japanese freighter. Dave’s interest comes from his grandfather having worked on the bridge and a desire to ride a motorcycle across it.
The plot was predictable. It’s meant to be inspirational but the author didn’t give me anything but platitudes. The one exception was Dave’s talk about hope with his therapist. You even get “treated” to the obligatory romance at the end.
The author uses first person when writing Katie’s portions but third person for Dave’s. I found this disconcerting and wish she had used first person for both.
It’ll be interesting to see if my opinion is the norm or in the minority for my book club. Given the GR rating, I’m assuming, minority.
As an aside, I just re-read my review of The Rent Collector, which I read for the same book club and my comments were very similar. Obviously, Camron Wright and I are just not a good fit.
This book was a book club selection and on the face of it, I thought it would work well. Both Katie and Dave are getting over tragic losses. The Golden Gate Bridge draws them both in, for different reasons.
But I struggled to see either character as real and not just a cliche. Katie is assigned to write a research paper on the Bridge, a bridge her father worked on his whole career. She discovers an old journal from the time of the bridge’s construction and this sends her on a hunt to learn even more. Some of my favorite parts of the book delve into the construction, especially a humorous incident involving a Japanese freighter. Dave’s interest comes from his grandfather having worked on the bridge and a desire to ride a motorcycle across it.
The plot was predictable. It’s meant to be inspirational but the author didn’t give me anything but platitudes. The one exception was Dave’s talk about hope with his therapist. You even get “treated” to the obligatory romance at the end.
The author uses first person when writing Katie’s portions but third person for Dave’s. I found this disconcerting and wish she had used first person for both.
It’ll be interesting to see if my opinion is the norm or in the minority for my book club. Given the GR rating, I’m assuming, minority.
As an aside, I just re-read my review of The Rent Collector, which I read for the same book club and my comments were very similar. Obviously, Camron Wright and I are just not a good fit.
March 15, 2018
A bridge.
Two strangers.
Lives lost.
Irrevocably damaged and changed.
A journal.
A research project.
A journey.
Finding your way.
Healing.
Love returned.
Changing course.
The Past.
The Present.
The Future.
Those words might not mean much but they very quickly sum up this book. Although this isn't a book to be quickly summed up. It took me a week to listen to it because I had family in town visiting. I enjoyed every moment with them and didn't turn on the story at all. But it was inside my mind, swirling and churning, leaving questions that I didn't know the answers to. I speculated on how it would work, the meetings, the healing, the change. But I was wrong. It was so much more than I expected after pondering it for a week and then returning to the story. I loved it!
There are two different points of view in this story. One person, living in San Francisco doing a research project on the Golden Gate Bridge, and coming across something that completely changes her life and perspective, broadening and enlightening everything. The second person, a man who lives outside of Manhattan, whose world comes crashing down. It's gone. He's hanging on by a thread. A dream. When life and his dream slowly converge, he might be able to see that little hope, and seeing that little light of hope begins a journey he only ever dreamed about.
I won't say more than that, except that it isn't what you will quite expect. The writing was very well done and the connecting and converging of the two stories was very thought provoking. The loss and healing as well.
Content: Clean. Some death and talk about death but nothing graphic.
I listened to an audiobook on my Deseret Bookshelf.
Happy Reading!!!
Two strangers.
Lives lost.
Irrevocably damaged and changed.
A journal.
A research project.
A journey.
Finding your way.
Healing.
Love returned.
Changing course.
The Past.
The Present.
The Future.
Those words might not mean much but they very quickly sum up this book. Although this isn't a book to be quickly summed up. It took me a week to listen to it because I had family in town visiting. I enjoyed every moment with them and didn't turn on the story at all. But it was inside my mind, swirling and churning, leaving questions that I didn't know the answers to. I speculated on how it would work, the meetings, the healing, the change. But I was wrong. It was so much more than I expected after pondering it for a week and then returning to the story. I loved it!
There are two different points of view in this story. One person, living in San Francisco doing a research project on the Golden Gate Bridge, and coming across something that completely changes her life and perspective, broadening and enlightening everything. The second person, a man who lives outside of Manhattan, whose world comes crashing down. It's gone. He's hanging on by a thread. A dream. When life and his dream slowly converge, he might be able to see that little hope, and seeing that little light of hope begins a journey he only ever dreamed about.
I won't say more than that, except that it isn't what you will quite expect. The writing was very well done and the connecting and converging of the two stories was very thought provoking. The loss and healing as well.
Content: Clean. Some death and talk about death but nothing graphic.
I listened to an audiobook on my Deseret Bookshelf.
Happy Reading!!!
March 22, 2018
3.5. rounding up
I was really looking forward to reading this book. The cover alone would make me pick up this book because I LOVE the Golden Gate Bridge. It is beautiful and because I grew up not too far from it, it speaks of home to me.
One thing I loved about this book was the bits of history it gave me about the bridge. It made me want to go find a book about the Golden Gate and read it myself. I love when books inspire me to know more about something or someone.
This book is basically two different stories in one. One is about Katie, the other about Dave. The two intersect toward the end but it wasn't in the way I was thinking it would be. The story itself is gentle and slow. There is nothing heart pounding or climactic about it, just two people dealing with different struggles in life, trying to find answers.
My favorite book by this author is The Rent Collector. I loved that book. I wouldn't say this book is better than that one, but it was still enjoyable. I think every person who reads it will find a bit of themselves in it.
Content: death, mild swearing, mention of affairs
- I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions expressed are my own.
I was really looking forward to reading this book. The cover alone would make me pick up this book because I LOVE the Golden Gate Bridge. It is beautiful and because I grew up not too far from it, it speaks of home to me.
One thing I loved about this book was the bits of history it gave me about the bridge. It made me want to go find a book about the Golden Gate and read it myself. I love when books inspire me to know more about something or someone.
This book is basically two different stories in one. One is about Katie, the other about Dave. The two intersect toward the end but it wasn't in the way I was thinking it would be. The story itself is gentle and slow. There is nothing heart pounding or climactic about it, just two people dealing with different struggles in life, trying to find answers.
My favorite book by this author is The Rent Collector. I loved that book. I wouldn't say this book is better than that one, but it was still enjoyable. I think every person who reads it will find a bit of themselves in it.
Content: death, mild swearing, mention of affairs
- I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions expressed are my own.
March 16, 2018
Reading The Other Side of the Bridge is more than just reading a book, it's an experience. Readers are quickly immersed into the lives of two different people, Dave Riley from New York City and Katie Connelly from San Francisco. I enjoyed how the story was told from the two different POV's and it was intriguing how the author slowly wove together their two paths.
Dave at the beginning is happy and successful in his life, but experiencing the often mid-life crisis that people go through in their 40's. He has a loving wife, three children, and a good career. Soon in the story tragedy comes into his life changing everything and leaving him sad, grief stricken, and doing a lot of soul searching.
Kate is a grad student, single, and dealing with the loss of her father and her fiance'. She is researching about the people who built the Golden Gate Bridge. Her father had worked there his whole life and had found a journal of a man who'd been one of the many who'd built the bridge. Kate becomes obsessed with finding more about the mysterious journal writer, Patrick O'Riley.
I loved the journey that both of these individuals go through. I could relate to many of their feelings as they both were going through the grief process. Both Dave and Kate live through many depressing things, but through these experiences their healing is taking place. I truly liked the reality of this story in showing how a journey of healing happens and that it is hard work. It doesn't happen quickly. There isn't a lot of happiness in your life as you grieve. There are many questions someone asks wondering why these things are happening to them. Camron Wright does a fabulous job with his powerful writing, with words and characters that stayed with me even when I wasn't reading at the moment.
This story takes you to places that you don't see coming;Dave and his journey on a Harley and Kate finding clues for her project from strangers, brings about some true surprises. I've loved the other books I've read from this author and this one, though different, wasn't an exception at all. Readers will be taken on a powerful and soul changing journey where some important life lessons are conveyed. The Other Side of the Bridge was an amazing novel of hope, healing, and second chances. I highly recommend this book!
February 21, 2018
DISCLAIMER: DON'T READ MY REVIEW IF YOU DON'T WANT MY HONEST OPINION. IT CAN BE VIEWED AS HARSH CRITICISM.
Guess I'll be the bad guy here. My honest opinion is that I hated it. The entire book is depressing and when I thought life was going to turn around Dave something gets in his way. Now don't think I'm not empathetic, I know it's hard when you lose your family in a car accident, work is too much to handle because of your loss, and life just sucks. I too have been struggling with depression for years and I know how debilitating it can be. I think the way he handle it was a bit off the rocker. I was also trying to figure out how Dave and Katie (she was a historian working on a project for the Golden Gate Bridge and had a journal and ring she need to give to Dave that was his grandfathers) would meet. For more than three fourths of the book I was asking this question and when they did meet I was really disappointed. Not to mention at the end when he was arrested because they thought he stole someone's identity because he looked like he could be in a biker gang was a bit too much for me. Then when the thug in jail stole his jacket his deceased wife gave him I was ready to set the book down even though I had twelve pages left. It was just too depressing and in my opinion a bit overkill. The guy can't have that much bad luck and if he did I'd rather he jump off the bridge.
With all of this being said, my 11th grade English teacher would be disappointed if I didn't the allegory of life being like a motorcycle ride and the ups and downs that come with it. The symbolism of getting on a bike and riding because it gives you freedom from your past and the pain of being chased by your demons and overcoming them was well written in the story. I can see this book being a good candidate for AP English classes in the future.
This is a story of overcoming trials along the road that faces you. As for me, it just wasn't my cup of tea.
Guess I'll be the bad guy here. My honest opinion is that I hated it. The entire book is depressing and when I thought life was going to turn around Dave something gets in his way. Now don't think I'm not empathetic, I know it's hard when you lose your family in a car accident, work is too much to handle because of your loss, and life just sucks. I too have been struggling with depression for years and I know how debilitating it can be. I think the way he handle it was a bit off the rocker. I was also trying to figure out how Dave and Katie (she was a historian working on a project for the Golden Gate Bridge and had a journal and ring she need to give to Dave that was his grandfathers) would meet. For more than three fourths of the book I was asking this question and when they did meet I was really disappointed. Not to mention at the end when he was arrested because they thought he stole someone's identity because he looked like he could be in a biker gang was a bit too much for me. Then when the thug in jail stole his jacket his deceased wife gave him I was ready to set the book down even though I had twelve pages left. It was just too depressing and in my opinion a bit overkill. The guy can't have that much bad luck and if he did I'd rather he jump off the bridge.
With all of this being said, my 11th grade English teacher would be disappointed if I didn't the allegory of life being like a motorcycle ride and the ups and downs that come with it. The symbolism of getting on a bike and riding because it gives you freedom from your past and the pain of being chased by your demons and overcoming them was well written in the story. I can see this book being a good candidate for AP English classes in the future.
This is a story of overcoming trials along the road that faces you. As for me, it just wasn't my cup of tea.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 23, 2019
The Golden Gate Bridge is a majestic landmark and I loved learning more about its history through the pages of this contemporary novel.
Katie's father's career was working on this bridge and he was a volunteer who saved lives of those trying to commit suicide at this location. I loved the words of wisdom that a journal that her dad found provided--truly words to live by. A promise leads her on a search to find the descendants of this man and the reader comes to know Katie by her reactions to this man's words and her quest to find the family.
A secondary story parallel's Katie's and that's the story of Dave. After a tragedy, he sets out to find answers and I loved his journey. I loved coming to know him through the experiences he had and enjoyed seeing his growth.
I found this story to be thought provoking and caused some inner-reflection, which made me ponder the mark I'm leaving in life.
Content: some mild romance; mild+ moments of peril, talk of death/tragedy
*I received a complimentary copy. All opinions expressed are my own and were voluntarily given.*
Katie's father's career was working on this bridge and he was a volunteer who saved lives of those trying to commit suicide at this location. I loved the words of wisdom that a journal that her dad found provided--truly words to live by. A promise leads her on a search to find the descendants of this man and the reader comes to know Katie by her reactions to this man's words and her quest to find the family.
A secondary story parallel's Katie's and that's the story of Dave. After a tragedy, he sets out to find answers and I loved his journey. I loved coming to know him through the experiences he had and enjoyed seeing his growth.
I found this story to be thought provoking and caused some inner-reflection, which made me ponder the mark I'm leaving in life.
Content: some mild romance; mild+ moments of peril, talk of death/tragedy
*I received a complimentary copy. All opinions expressed are my own and were voluntarily given.*
July 1, 2018
After reading Rent Collector and Orphan Keeper, I really was excited to read more by this author. I entered a drawing for this book, and received a free copy! This is my favorite book by Cameron Wright that I’ve read. The stories are very touching how they weave together. I love the element of those that have gone on before us that is used throughout the book. I thought I could predict the ending, but I couldn’t. And the author’s ending is much better than the one I predicted!
Another reason this book is so meaningful to me is my current phase of life. I’m in the process of selling my house and moving across the country. I’ve been saying goodbyes and making new connections in my new place. In particular, I’m moving away from three very dear friends. We just had an amazing girls’ weekend in San Francisco and enjoyed the Golden Gate Bridge. I’m dying for them to read this book so we can have a long-distance book club together to share more experiences related to the Golden Gate Bridge. There are pieces of this book that relate to leaving things behind and moving on without forgetting. I needed this right now in my life. ❤️
Another reason this book is so meaningful to me is my current phase of life. I’m in the process of selling my house and moving across the country. I’ve been saying goodbyes and making new connections in my new place. In particular, I’m moving away from three very dear friends. We just had an amazing girls’ weekend in San Francisco and enjoyed the Golden Gate Bridge. I’m dying for them to read this book so we can have a long-distance book club together to share more experiences related to the Golden Gate Bridge. There are pieces of this book that relate to leaving things behind and moving on without forgetting. I needed this right now in my life. ❤️
March 24, 2018
content: a little mild language
April 1, 2018
The Other Side of the Bridge is another beautifully written story by Camron Wright. I loved how this book was written. The author did a brilliant job of leaving the end of a chapter by hooking me to read more and more. I enjoyed the alternating stories of Dave and Katie. Katie was researching the bridge that was maintained by her father until his death. And Dave, having to cope with the death of his family and how he is drawn to the bridge. I loved the connection of their stories at the end and I will admit, I cried and cried. The book was different than I expected, in a wonderful way. I thoroughly enjoyed Dave and Katie's journey.
November 27, 2018
I think I would've liked this book more if I had read it rather than listened to the audio version. It was a thought provoking story, and I did enjoy it overall. It made me want to go to San Francisco. 😀 It's always interesting when there's some history included in a novel.
June 13, 2018
This book included two different stories. One was about a girl who was asked by a professor to do research on the Golden Gate Bridge. She comes across a journal her dad had found back when he worked on the bridge. The other story belongs to Dave Riley (a man who lost his wife and kids in a car accident,) and discusses how he copes with the loss. And how he once again finds love. I enjoy this author. Although, I think I prefer some of his other books more.
July 30, 2018
I enjoyed The Rent Collector
I enjoyed The Orphan Keeper even more
This author's newest whimsical tale about two unremarkable characters and one remarkable bridge? Not so much.
The two characters are the very single Katie who lives in San Francisco and the very happily married Dave in New Jersey. The red herring is: how are these two characters going to inevitably meet, fall in love while still maintaining a clean read and live happily ever after under the long shadow of the Golden Gate Bridge?
Don't worry, I didn't give anything away here. But the circumstances that drive Dave to make his mid-life crisis cross-country trip on a motorcycle to fulfil his dream to ride across the bridge kinda push the limits on Willing Suspension of Disbelief.
Katie remains a static character throughout the story. We get both POV (points of view) with the narrative switching between chapters. Katie in italics. Which does nothing to make her story more interesting. I found myself dozing off during her chapters as she slogs through the history of the bridge as part of her research assignment from the university.
Just get these two protagonists together already!
Like the author's past works, there is nothing offensive in this book just a death scene and some mild violence when Dave finds himself in another "hard to believe" situation. If you have enjoyed this author's books before you'll probably like this one.
For me, it was just OK and I'll probably never re-read it like I have his other books.
I enjoyed The Orphan Keeper even more
This author's newest whimsical tale about two unremarkable characters and one remarkable bridge? Not so much.
The two characters are the very single Katie who lives in San Francisco and the very happily married Dave in New Jersey. The red herring is: how are these two characters going to inevitably meet, fall in love while still maintaining a clean read and live happily ever after under the long shadow of the Golden Gate Bridge?
Don't worry, I didn't give anything away here. But the circumstances that drive Dave to make his mid-life crisis cross-country trip on a motorcycle to fulfil his dream to ride across the bridge kinda push the limits on Willing Suspension of Disbelief.
Katie remains a static character throughout the story. We get both POV (points of view) with the narrative switching between chapters. Katie in italics. Which does nothing to make her story more interesting. I found myself dozing off during her chapters as she slogs through the history of the bridge as part of her research assignment from the university.
Just get these two protagonists together already!
Like the author's past works, there is nothing offensive in this book just a death scene and some mild violence when Dave finds himself in another "hard to believe" situation. If you have enjoyed this author's books before you'll probably like this one.
For me, it was just OK and I'll probably never re-read it like I have his other books.
April 6, 2018
I was hoping for more from this author, after I had enjoyed The Orphan Keeper so much. The story is just quite implausible. I didn’t feel like the male character, Dave, was believable in many of his choices, especially regarding his time in Colorado. That part had me rolling my eyes a few tines. The story didn’t develop very deeply, as Dave had many thoughts from his past but they were all only ever from the week or so lived at the beginning of the book. For example, his wife only ever called him the nickname she jokingly coined in the first few chapters, when that really shouldn’t have been something that meant so much to him when there were so many other facets, never touched upon specifically, as he thought of their 18-year marriage.
It might have been me, but I just rarely felt like the story went where it should and a fair amount was not that interesting, just there to keep the story going between the authors few pivotal moments. I didn’t find much to take from this story, it just wasn’t for me.
It might have been me, but I just rarely felt like the story went where it should and a fair amount was not that interesting, just there to keep the story going between the authors few pivotal moments. I didn’t find much to take from this story, it just wasn’t for me.
June 24, 2019
3,5
Es el primer libro que leo de este autor y tengo claro que no será el último, en España podemos disfrutar de otro de sus títulos «Un lugar para la esperanza» traducido por esta misma editorial.
El libro se centra en dos historias distintas, una tiene como protagonista a Katie y otra a Dave.
Katherine trabaja en la Universidad de San Francisco com asistente de investigación, su profesor le encarga que prepare un boletín informativo sobre la historia del Golden Gate. Para ella es una labor ardua debido a la reciente pérdida de su padre, él trabajó durante veintinueve años en el Golden Gate, la vida de su progenitor y de la propia Katie está muy unida a este puente.
La muchacha se vuelca por completo intentando transmitir todo lo que significa para su familia, la investigación llega a su punto álgido con el hallazgo de un diario de un tal Patrick O'Riley, un cuaderno lleno de historias y anotaciones sobre el puente. Así comienza una búsqueda frenética y a contrarreloj de nuestra joven protagonista. El objeto de esta trama es desvelar quién es el misterioso Patrick.
Por otro lado, Dave. Tiene la vida que siempre deseó: un buen trabajo, gran sueldo y una maravillosa familia. Pero cuando los cuarenta le esperan a la vuelta de la esquina empieza a agobiarse. La estresante rutina le está empezando a pasar factura: trabajo, clases de béisbol, llevar a sus hijos a actividades extraescolares... necesita desconectar.
«Las costumbres nacen de la repetición. Con el tiempo, terminan formando huellas que nos llevan por el buen camino o nos arrastran hacia el peligro. La mayoría de las costumbres no son buenas ni malas, son simples caminos que se hacen tan profundos por los actos repetidos, que terminan convirtiéndose en surcos, y los suecos, en zanjas. Cambiar de camino, aventurarse en nuevas direccciones, vivir nuevas experiencias puede ser difícil, si no imposible.»
Un fatídico día acaba perdiéndolo todo, incluso a sí mismo. Entra en una especie de trance, autómata pero no es capaz de concentrarse. Acaba de pasarle factura en el trabajo y su amigo más cercano intenta ayudarle a encontrar el rumbo pero solo puede conseguirlo él. La terapia y las buenas intenciones de sus más cercanos no son suficientes. Quién iba a pensar que conocer a Redd iba a ayudarle a aclararse las ideas. Un largo viaje en moto hacia el famoso puente acaba por enseñarle a Dave la importancia del "aquí y ahora".
«Me dijo que las personas somos como el cable. Que nosotras solas no podemos conseguirlos porque no somos lo bastante fuertes, pero que, si nos juntamos con los demás, reunimos la fuerza necesaria. Luego me cogió la mano y me dijo: Katie tenemos que colaborar para salir adelante. Seremos como el cable: haremos lo que no somos capaces de hacer por nosotros mismos. Créeme, cariño... juntos haremos lo imposible.»
No es de extrañar que los caminos de Katie y Dave se cruzan pero es interesante saber cómo acaba.
Es una novela que se lee en un suspiro, que te traslada por completo sintiéndote en la piel de los dos protagonistas y que habla de la vida.
Es el primer libro que leo de este autor y tengo claro que no será el último, en España podemos disfrutar de otro de sus títulos «Un lugar para la esperanza» traducido por esta misma editorial.
El libro se centra en dos historias distintas, una tiene como protagonista a Katie y otra a Dave.
Katherine trabaja en la Universidad de San Francisco com asistente de investigación, su profesor le encarga que prepare un boletín informativo sobre la historia del Golden Gate. Para ella es una labor ardua debido a la reciente pérdida de su padre, él trabajó durante veintinueve años en el Golden Gate, la vida de su progenitor y de la propia Katie está muy unida a este puente.
La muchacha se vuelca por completo intentando transmitir todo lo que significa para su familia, la investigación llega a su punto álgido con el hallazgo de un diario de un tal Patrick O'Riley, un cuaderno lleno de historias y anotaciones sobre el puente. Así comienza una búsqueda frenética y a contrarreloj de nuestra joven protagonista. El objeto de esta trama es desvelar quién es el misterioso Patrick.
Por otro lado, Dave. Tiene la vida que siempre deseó: un buen trabajo, gran sueldo y una maravillosa familia. Pero cuando los cuarenta le esperan a la vuelta de la esquina empieza a agobiarse. La estresante rutina le está empezando a pasar factura: trabajo, clases de béisbol, llevar a sus hijos a actividades extraescolares... necesita desconectar.
«Las costumbres nacen de la repetición. Con el tiempo, terminan formando huellas que nos llevan por el buen camino o nos arrastran hacia el peligro. La mayoría de las costumbres no son buenas ni malas, son simples caminos que se hacen tan profundos por los actos repetidos, que terminan convirtiéndose en surcos, y los suecos, en zanjas. Cambiar de camino, aventurarse en nuevas direccciones, vivir nuevas experiencias puede ser difícil, si no imposible.»
Un fatídico día acaba perdiéndolo todo, incluso a sí mismo. Entra en una especie de trance, autómata pero no es capaz de concentrarse. Acaba de pasarle factura en el trabajo y su amigo más cercano intenta ayudarle a encontrar el rumbo pero solo puede conseguirlo él. La terapia y las buenas intenciones de sus más cercanos no son suficientes. Quién iba a pensar que conocer a Redd iba a ayudarle a aclararse las ideas. Un largo viaje en moto hacia el famoso puente acaba por enseñarle a Dave la importancia del "aquí y ahora".
«Me dijo que las personas somos como el cable. Que nosotras solas no podemos conseguirlos porque no somos lo bastante fuertes, pero que, si nos juntamos con los demás, reunimos la fuerza necesaria. Luego me cogió la mano y me dijo: Katie tenemos que colaborar para salir adelante. Seremos como el cable: haremos lo que no somos capaces de hacer por nosotros mismos. Créeme, cariño... juntos haremos lo imposible.»
No es de extrañar que los caminos de Katie y Dave se cruzan pero es interesante saber cómo acaba.
Es una novela que se lee en un suspiro, que te traslada por completo sintiéndote en la piel de los dos protagonistas y que habla de la vida.
April 5, 2018
This is the story of two individuals with ties to the Golden Gate bridge's construction via family members. It is told from two different viewpoints which was a smidge confusing to me at first, but it did not take long to get into the swing of the characters and their lives.
Kate intrigued me and I found her passion for research interesting. Of course, at one point it becomes an obsession for her when trying to find Patrick O'Riley after discovering his journal in her father's study.
Dave Riley seems to have it all until he loses everything. I can't imagine how he dealt with the tragedy that happens and the journey he begins to find himself.
Now you might think that this is a story where Kate and Dave will meet and begin a relationship but it isn't (ok so that is a little bit of a spoiler) but it isn't and is rather a journey for each into the past and looking towards the future. It is also about growth and branching out of their current lives and experience more of what life has to offer.
There is a lot of history about the Golden Gate Bridge in this book and I found it all to be very fascinating. I didn't know a lot about how it was built or even those that might have lost their lives in that pursuit. I am thankful to the author for sharing this information with us.
This book might make you think about your own life and the direction it is heading and if that is where you want it to go or if you need to make a change.
Kate intrigued me and I found her passion for research interesting. Of course, at one point it becomes an obsession for her when trying to find Patrick O'Riley after discovering his journal in her father's study.
Dave Riley seems to have it all until he loses everything. I can't imagine how he dealt with the tragedy that happens and the journey he begins to find himself.
Now you might think that this is a story where Kate and Dave will meet and begin a relationship but it isn't (ok so that is a little bit of a spoiler) but it isn't and is rather a journey for each into the past and looking towards the future. It is also about growth and branching out of their current lives and experience more of what life has to offer.
There is a lot of history about the Golden Gate Bridge in this book and I found it all to be very fascinating. I didn't know a lot about how it was built or even those that might have lost their lives in that pursuit. I am thankful to the author for sharing this information with us.
This book might make you think about your own life and the direction it is heading and if that is where you want it to go or if you need to make a change.
April 7, 2018
Clean read, mild language
Beautifully detailed grief, mourning, and healing along with the search for a mystery and healing for someone else grieving the loss of a father. The stories intertwine, and the intertwined part, while brief, is poignant and lovely.
This is a dream ride of a read, literally. Hurting, healing, reaching, wanting, muddling through it all, and digging for an answer for two sets of problems. Little bit of romance, but not the main part of the story.
Loved this read, and will always return back to this author to read! Highly recommend.
Beautifully detailed grief, mourning, and healing along with the search for a mystery and healing for someone else grieving the loss of a father. The stories intertwine, and the intertwined part, while brief, is poignant and lovely.
This is a dream ride of a read, literally. Hurting, healing, reaching, wanting, muddling through it all, and digging for an answer for two sets of problems. Little bit of romance, but not the main part of the story.
Loved this read, and will always return back to this author to read! Highly recommend.
February 3, 2019
The Other Side of the Bridge is the first 2019 pick for my sisters reading group. The last three or four chapters made this a four-star read for me. I find a great deal of meaning in the metaphor of the bridge.
March 27, 2018
A lovely read. Nothing riveting . Everything works out as it's meant to work out . No red herrings . No untidy endings . It's meant to make you think about your hopes and dreams and are you happy with your life. I can't say it actually did , but can't think of anything bad to say about it either! Just a pleasant read...
March 21, 2018
Wow, I've read some really great books lately! This is one of them. I loved everything about this book! Camron Wright is one of my very favorite authors. He has a way of making the characters in his books jump right off the page and seem so real.
This book starts with Katie. She's a bit of a mystery. From the first chapter, I wasn't quite sure what to think about her. You don't really have all of the pieces of who she is or why she's part of the story. But I liked it that way. I liked her inquisitiveness. She finds a journal and she becomes so obsessed with it that pretty much everything else in her life gets put on the back burner until she can figure out who the author of the journal is, where he came from and what happened to him.
Then there's Dave. I liked Dave from the first. He has a great family, a great life really, but he doesn't see it. At one point, he says to his wife that he's looking for something more. I loved her answer that "Watching my kids grow up, being there with them, with you - I'm living my dream." Dave thinks a lot about that during the rest of the book. I've thought a lot about it as well. I love what she says and I want that for my life as well. I liked watching Dave as he goes through hard things and learns from them. And how to move past them.
This book is interesting in that it has two almost completely separate plot lines. I loved the way that the author did that! It's not something you see very often. It really made this book have texture and depth that it wouldn't have otherwise had. The plot lines were both great for the two characters. And when the plots intersected, wow, magic! I loved the way the book ended, but I'd love to know what happens after the story ends as well!
This book starts with Katie. She's a bit of a mystery. From the first chapter, I wasn't quite sure what to think about her. You don't really have all of the pieces of who she is or why she's part of the story. But I liked it that way. I liked her inquisitiveness. She finds a journal and she becomes so obsessed with it that pretty much everything else in her life gets put on the back burner until she can figure out who the author of the journal is, where he came from and what happened to him.
Then there's Dave. I liked Dave from the first. He has a great family, a great life really, but he doesn't see it. At one point, he says to his wife that he's looking for something more. I loved her answer that "Watching my kids grow up, being there with them, with you - I'm living my dream." Dave thinks a lot about that during the rest of the book. I've thought a lot about it as well. I love what she says and I want that for my life as well. I liked watching Dave as he goes through hard things and learns from them. And how to move past them.
This book is interesting in that it has two almost completely separate plot lines. I loved the way that the author did that! It's not something you see very often. It really made this book have texture and depth that it wouldn't have otherwise had. The plot lines were both great for the two characters. And when the plots intersected, wow, magic! I loved the way the book ended, but I'd love to know what happens after the story ends as well!
November 26, 2017
#TheOtherSideOfTheBridge #NetGalley
A wonderful read with tones of love, loss, and life's purpose with the backstory of the history of the Golden Gate Bridge. The book’s two characters both dealt with grief and loss, with only the bridge in common.
The book was well written and brought in both characters, who were joined by a single person. Kate, a researcher, found herself looking for the author of a journal who documented the building of the Golden Gate Bridge. Patrick, having experienced a great loss, who was searching for meaning. For most of the book, it seemed like it would have a formulaic end. I was relieved the book didn’t follow the predictability of many books and sink into a bland ending.
You know it is a good story when you feel in touch with the main character and his search for purpose in life. Losing everything you love makes you question life and meaning.
I want to thank #netgalley for the opportunity to read and honestly review this book in advance of the publishing date.
A wonderful read with tones of love, loss, and life's purpose with the backstory of the history of the Golden Gate Bridge. The book’s two characters both dealt with grief and loss, with only the bridge in common.
The book was well written and brought in both characters, who were joined by a single person. Kate, a researcher, found herself looking for the author of a journal who documented the building of the Golden Gate Bridge. Patrick, having experienced a great loss, who was searching for meaning. For most of the book, it seemed like it would have a formulaic end. I was relieved the book didn’t follow the predictability of many books and sink into a bland ending.
You know it is a good story when you feel in touch with the main character and his search for purpose in life. Losing everything you love makes you question life and meaning.
I want to thank #netgalley for the opportunity to read and honestly review this book in advance of the publishing date.
June 25, 2018
My favorite quote from the book is “Baseball is symmetry and grace and beauty and power, all woven into a single fabric. Simply put, Doctor, it’s a perfect game.”
And you thought the book was about the Golden Gate Bridge. 😀
And you thought the book was about the Golden Gate Bridge. 😀
March 28, 2018
When the opportunity came up to review one of Camron Wright's books I jumped at it. His book "The Rent Collector" is one of my favorites, so I knew I was getting a good book.
This story was so complex, and beautiful. I have to admit I had read some reviews that made me wonder if I would love it as much as I did his other books, lets just say, everyone has their own opinion, and I loved this book. It was so moving.
We follow two different stories in this book, that end up being intertwined, but not in a way you think it would be.
Katie is a single woman who has been tasked with writing a story about The Golden Gate Bridge. This is something near and dear to her heart, since her father worked on the bridge for years, saving people from jumping to their deaths.
I learned so much about the making of this bridge from Katie's research, and I have always had a fascination with the Golden Gate Bridge, but I still have never been. I want to go now more than ever. I feel like I would be able to feel the people who worked so tirelessly to make it such a great site. There were so many lives lost while building the bridge, but also some wonderful friendships and stories that came from it as well. Katie does such a great job researching and bringing to life these amazing people who helped build the bridge. It's so great.
Dave on the other hand has a story that is so tragic, that it was hard for me to read. I don't want to give anything away, but his man had a hard go at life for a while. He had a dream to drive across the Golden Gate Bridge on the 4th of July, with the sun at his back and the wind blowing through his hair. His Grandfather had helped build the bridge and had told him that it had helped him find answers. Dave was hoping the same thing would happen for him. But, how could he leave his life and his work and just go take off on a Harley across the country.
The story that brings this to life is so wonderfully tragic. We all face loss, disappointment, and anger. What we do with that is what makes us who we are as humans now. Dave seem to be stuck in the anger, until he met Redd. Redd introduced Dave to his first Harley Davidson (which is a bike I swoon over every time I see one.....I don't want to ride it I just want it to sit in my garage and look pretty).
When Dave finally decides he is going to go for his dream. He walks out on his work, and his life, buys a Harley and heads towards San Francisco.
This book is such a great story of love, loss, anger, friendship, devotion, and new beginnings. I couldn't put this one down. It was so captivating to hear two different peoples look on life and to see how their little lives come together just for a moment. That moment seems to be what they are both looking for.
Wright is an excellent writer. He brings the world to life. He brings tragedy to the forefront and makes your heart ache. He also tells such a compelling story that now all I want to do is learn more about the bridge.
Pick this one up. I know I always say that, but that is because I love to read and love to share the books I love with others. You won't be disappointed. It is such a beautiful, and meaningful story. We all need to find our place in this world and sometime it takes some longer than others. Sometimes we think we have found it, and learn that there can be more to add to the beauty that is already around us.
I cannot say enough good things about this book! Read it. You won't regret it.
Source: I was given this book as part of a book tour. I was not compensate in any way for this review. These are my own PERSONAL thoughts on the book.
This story was so complex, and beautiful. I have to admit I had read some reviews that made me wonder if I would love it as much as I did his other books, lets just say, everyone has their own opinion, and I loved this book. It was so moving.
We follow two different stories in this book, that end up being intertwined, but not in a way you think it would be.
Katie is a single woman who has been tasked with writing a story about The Golden Gate Bridge. This is something near and dear to her heart, since her father worked on the bridge for years, saving people from jumping to their deaths.
I learned so much about the making of this bridge from Katie's research, and I have always had a fascination with the Golden Gate Bridge, but I still have never been. I want to go now more than ever. I feel like I would be able to feel the people who worked so tirelessly to make it such a great site. There were so many lives lost while building the bridge, but also some wonderful friendships and stories that came from it as well. Katie does such a great job researching and bringing to life these amazing people who helped build the bridge. It's so great.
Dave on the other hand has a story that is so tragic, that it was hard for me to read. I don't want to give anything away, but his man had a hard go at life for a while. He had a dream to drive across the Golden Gate Bridge on the 4th of July, with the sun at his back and the wind blowing through his hair. His Grandfather had helped build the bridge and had told him that it had helped him find answers. Dave was hoping the same thing would happen for him. But, how could he leave his life and his work and just go take off on a Harley across the country.
The story that brings this to life is so wonderfully tragic. We all face loss, disappointment, and anger. What we do with that is what makes us who we are as humans now. Dave seem to be stuck in the anger, until he met Redd. Redd introduced Dave to his first Harley Davidson (which is a bike I swoon over every time I see one.....I don't want to ride it I just want it to sit in my garage and look pretty).
When Dave finally decides he is going to go for his dream. He walks out on his work, and his life, buys a Harley and heads towards San Francisco.
This book is such a great story of love, loss, anger, friendship, devotion, and new beginnings. I couldn't put this one down. It was so captivating to hear two different peoples look on life and to see how their little lives come together just for a moment. That moment seems to be what they are both looking for.
Wright is an excellent writer. He brings the world to life. He brings tragedy to the forefront and makes your heart ache. He also tells such a compelling story that now all I want to do is learn more about the bridge.
Pick this one up. I know I always say that, but that is because I love to read and love to share the books I love with others. You won't be disappointed. It is such a beautiful, and meaningful story. We all need to find our place in this world and sometime it takes some longer than others. Sometimes we think we have found it, and learn that there can be more to add to the beauty that is already around us.
I cannot say enough good things about this book! Read it. You won't regret it.
Source: I was given this book as part of a book tour. I was not compensate in any way for this review. These are my own PERSONAL thoughts on the book.
September 28, 2019
This is nowhere near the best book I've ever read. I was tempted to give it four stars because I like it so much better than other books I've recently given three stars. It was exactly what I needed to read. I'm thankful my friend let me borrow it.
What I like about this book:
*The story is about loss and about freedom. Those are very relatable themes.
*Overall, I like the characters. I was rooting for them, hoping everything would come out okay. That emotional connection and investment matters very much.
*The story is compelling. I got through this one fast because I really wanted to know what would happen.
*It's entertaining.
*It's super easy to read. The contrast for me is dramatic between this one and an almost boring, poetic, just about academically perfect, autobiography I finished right before reading this.
This isn't a literary book. It's a book for the people. I can imagine a ladies book club enjoying it and discussing it. It's highly emotional. There's nothing very objectionable. It's all PG-13. It almost reads like a movie.
What I didn't like: The story often perches on the edge of the believable. A lot of what happens and is said feels forced and contrived.
Another thing I didn't like: One point of view (Katie's story) is in first person and italicized. The other (Dave's story) is in third person and regular font. The italics are confusing. So many times italics are used to represent something unreal, something from another time, or something from a dream. Wondering the intent of the italics was distracting. It took me a while, but I finally realized they are meant to be two separate stories where the people have an unrealized (at first) connection. The stories happen simultaneously. I hoped the two stories would come together and that the italics would disappear. They don't really. Unfortunately, I wasn't very interested in Katie's story. Dave's however, I really like. His felt more real.
Spoilerish
Katie and Dave discover their connection, though their perspectives are always shown separately. Katie's point of view remains in italics. Weird. I think the story would have been much easier to read if it was told from an omniscient point of view, no italics, with an alternating view of the characters' stories. At the same time, it seems the author's intent is to keep the characters and their stories almost entirely separate. I suppose the different points of view and italics help with that effort. I still didn't like it.
I will thank my friend and tell her I liked it. It was easy on the brain.
What I like about this book:
*The story is about loss and about freedom. Those are very relatable themes.
*Overall, I like the characters. I was rooting for them, hoping everything would come out okay. That emotional connection and investment matters very much.
*The story is compelling. I got through this one fast because I really wanted to know what would happen.
*It's entertaining.
*It's super easy to read. The contrast for me is dramatic between this one and an almost boring, poetic, just about academically perfect, autobiography I finished right before reading this.
This isn't a literary book. It's a book for the people. I can imagine a ladies book club enjoying it and discussing it. It's highly emotional. There's nothing very objectionable. It's all PG-13. It almost reads like a movie.
What I didn't like: The story often perches on the edge of the believable. A lot of what happens and is said feels forced and contrived.
Another thing I didn't like: One point of view (Katie's story) is in first person and italicized. The other (Dave's story) is in third person and regular font. The italics are confusing. So many times italics are used to represent something unreal, something from another time, or something from a dream. Wondering the intent of the italics was distracting. It took me a while, but I finally realized they are meant to be two separate stories where the people have an unrealized (at first) connection. The stories happen simultaneously. I hoped the two stories would come together and that the italics would disappear. They don't really. Unfortunately, I wasn't very interested in Katie's story. Dave's however, I really like. His felt more real.
Spoilerish
Katie and Dave discover their connection, though their perspectives are always shown separately. Katie's point of view remains in italics. Weird. I think the story would have been much easier to read if it was told from an omniscient point of view, no italics, with an alternating view of the characters' stories. At the same time, it seems the author's intent is to keep the characters and their stories almost entirely separate. I suppose the different points of view and italics help with that effort. I still didn't like it.
I will thank my friend and tell her I liked it. It was easy on the brain.
September 14, 2025
The Other Side of the Bridge was one of those books that grabbed me whole—heart, mind, all of it. The way Camron Wright writes grief, longing, and hope makes this a beautiful, sometimes painful, journey.
Katie and Dave—her tied to the history of the Golden Gate Bridge, him torn apart by tragedy—each carry their sorrow differently, yet both are drawn to the bridge, that silent, looming witness of so many stories. Katie’s quest to uncover a secret journal belonging to an engineer from the bridge’s past becomes more than an academic project—it’s part of her healing. Meanwhile Dave’s obsession, his reckoning with loss, feels raw, honest, and achingly human.
What I loved most: the historical bits about the bridge, the way the past bleeds into the present, and how hope shows up in small moments—not in grand gestures, but in finding pieces of yourself again. It isn’t perfect—sometimes the plot feels a bit pushed toward tying together neatly—but gosh, when the two characters’ stories converge, it’s powerful.
This is a story about healing—not forgetting, but carrying on. About loss that changes you, and life that asks you to believe there can be new meaning even after everything seems crumbled. If you want a book that tugs at your heart, that makes you reflect, that offers hope without cheap fix, this one’s for you.
Katie and Dave—her tied to the history of the Golden Gate Bridge, him torn apart by tragedy—each carry their sorrow differently, yet both are drawn to the bridge, that silent, looming witness of so many stories. Katie’s quest to uncover a secret journal belonging to an engineer from the bridge’s past becomes more than an academic project—it’s part of her healing. Meanwhile Dave’s obsession, his reckoning with loss, feels raw, honest, and achingly human.
What I loved most: the historical bits about the bridge, the way the past bleeds into the present, and how hope shows up in small moments—not in grand gestures, but in finding pieces of yourself again. It isn’t perfect—sometimes the plot feels a bit pushed toward tying together neatly—but gosh, when the two characters’ stories converge, it’s powerful.
This is a story about healing—not forgetting, but carrying on. About loss that changes you, and life that asks you to believe there can be new meaning even after everything seems crumbled. If you want a book that tugs at your heart, that makes you reflect, that offers hope without cheap fix, this one’s for you.
May 4, 2018
It is hard not to compare one work by an author to another work by that same author but to do so would be to miss the beauty of this touching read. Loss is a part of life. Wright brings the emotion and struggle of loss realistically into his telling. The story is beautifully told as it moves forward in believable ways. Two souls with connection to the Golden Gate Bridge search for life meaning and purpose following painful tragedies that leave each heart broken.
I listened to the audible while packing up my house. It is well done with a female voice for the story of the west coast university researcher and a male voice for the story of the east coast executive making it easy to follow.
Worthwhile ....
I listened to the audible while packing up my house. It is well done with a female voice for the story of the west coast university researcher and a male voice for the story of the east coast executive making it easy to follow.
Worthwhile ....
May 23, 2018
What an inspirational book! It started out slow, but once I found the flow it soared.
Many life lessons are learned and discovered as lives are lost, hearts are broken and betrayed, and two people from opposite sides of the states try to find understanding and hope for a new day and a new start.
“ I think that’s what life must be about- helping others, leaving pieces of us with them, in return fitting borrowed pieces from them into our own voids, each person helping others along the way.” Katie O’connelly
The Golden Gate Bridge history and the quest to ride a motorcycle across it on the forth of July because your grandfathers said it was magical and could give you answers.
Many life lessons are learned and discovered as lives are lost, hearts are broken and betrayed, and two people from opposite sides of the states try to find understanding and hope for a new day and a new start.
“ I think that’s what life must be about- helping others, leaving pieces of us with them, in return fitting borrowed pieces from them into our own voids, each person helping others along the way.” Katie O’connelly
The Golden Gate Bridge history and the quest to ride a motorcycle across it on the forth of July because your grandfathers said it was magical and could give you answers.
May 11, 2018
This is a hard book for me to review. I really enjoyed it. There were a couple of things I would have done differently, which is why the 4 stars instead of 5. There was one scene in particular, that I could more or less figure out why it was in there, but didn't really seem to fit and I felt like the same objective could have been achieved in a way that fit more with the story. However, I loved the lessons that were taught and the characters were really believable. Wright has a way with words that is very impressive. This was my first of his books, but it won't be the last.
September 10, 2019
I really have enjoyed other books by this author, so picked this up on author alone. So.... the storyline was intriguing, the history of the ironworkers on the Golden Gate Bridge, a man losing his family, etc. I found myself reading on to find out how the two stories would intersect. I really enjoyed the journal writing of the ironworker Patrick O'Riley from the 1920s and 1930s on the bridge. I think it was the ending somehow just wasn't quite what I was expecting. It was still a good read, just didn't flesh out the real life today characters as much.
February 12, 2018
This was a well written book. I had never read any of Camron Wright's books. I definitely will plan on reading his previous books. I enjoyed the stories of the two separate characters and how they were eventually tied together in the end of the book. The stories of the characters caused me to ask myself how I would react and feel in their situations. I loved learning about the history of the Golden Gate Bridge. I enjoyed reading this book.
July 19, 2022
This book intrigued me for several reasons 1- I was born in San Francisco, and the bridge was a very prominent site and my first home was a unique apartment building over looking the Presidio. 2-I walked the entire bridge over 20 years ago, and 3-the author Camron Wright had written two excellent books, "The Rent Collector' and 'The Orphan Keeper' both of which I thoroughly enjoyed. This story involves two parallel stories involving the bridge, but an entirely different ending from what I predicted. I wasn't disappointed with this novel, but I felt the two previous mentioned books were better.
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