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The Forever Bridge
by T. Greenwood

Published: 2015-02-24
Paperback : 368 pages
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I loved The Forever Bridge from its first beautiful sentence to its breathtaking final one.” —Ann Hood With eloquent prose and lush imagery, T. Greenwood creates a heartfelt story of reconciliation and forgiveness, and of the deep, often unexpected connections that can bring you ...
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I loved The Forever Bridge from its first beautiful sentence to its breathtaking final one.” —Ann Hood With eloquent prose and lush imagery, T. Greenwood creates a heartfelt story of reconciliation and forgiveness, and of the deep, often unexpected connections that can bring you home.

Sylvie can hardly bear to remember how normal her family was two years ago. All of that changed on the night an oncoming vehicle forced their car over the edge of a covered bridge into the river. With horrible swiftness, Sylvie’s young son was gone, her husband lost his legs, and she was left with shattering blame and grief.

Eleven-year-old Ruby misses her little brother, too. But she also misses the mother who has become a recluse in their old home while Ruby and her dad try to piece themselves back together. Amid all the uncertainty in her life, Ruby becomes obsessed with bridges, drawing inspiration from the strength and purpose that underlies their grace. During one momentous week, as Hurricane Irene bears down on their small Vermont town and a pregnant teenager with a devastating secret gradually draws Sylvie back into the world, Ruby and her mother will have a chance to span the gap between them again.

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Excerpt

Here is the night the world changes, your world changes. The night when certainties are shattered, and you are left with shards of your old truth, hunched over and picking up the broken pieces, wondering that they ever made anything whole. And the pieces are sharp, and the pieces will hurt you again and again and again. ... view entire excerpt...

Discussion Questions

1. Discuss Ruby's obsession with bridges. How does the theme of bridge building manifest throughout the novel? What is meant by the title, The Forever Bridge?
2. Nessa comes to redefine the idea of "home" throughout the course of the novel. What does "home" mean for each of these characters? What does it mean to you?
3. This novel is also about female friendships. Discuss the rift that grows between Ruby and Izzy. Between Gloria and Sylvie. Have you ever experienced the loss of a female friend?

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by Erika S. (see profile) 07/09/15

 
  "The Forever Bridge"by Marie V. (see profile) 07/07/15

Our book club loved this book. Everyone read it quickly, they couldn't put it down.

 
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