The Other Side of the Bridge, (Paperback)

from Romonko

The whole idea of rivalry between brothers is timeless and has been around since Cain and Abel's time. But this book, although dealing with this age-old topic has a certain agelessness about it. Mary Lawson handles the subject with skill and with grace. The book is set in Northern Ontario. It cov...

from Olivermagnus

This was a beautiful coming of age story set in rural northern Canada. Arthur and Jake are as different as brothers can be. Arthur takes after his father. He's a strong solid man who kind and helpful, but not a good student. His mother insists he stay in school, even though he knows an education ...

from brenzi

This book is deceptively powerful and the last third read like a blistering thriller that had me on the edge of my seat and yet it's Mary Lawson's subtlety that is just so incredibly effective. For the setting, she returns to the rural northern Ontario area that was so evocative in her last book,...

from lkernagh

Lawson has done it again. I absolutely loved her debut novel Crow Lake and she did not disappoint me with this, her second novel. In fact, this was the perfect read to pull me out of my reading funk after having abandoned a book. Told through a shifting narrative, Lawson's characters come to life...

from LynnB

This is a story of human relationships: sibling rivalry, children of divorce, racism. It is about expectations and how we deal with them: Arthur who was reliable, Jake who was loved by his mother, Ian who wasn't enough to make his mother happy. The story is set during WW2, where two brothers, Art...