**From the author of *Mr. Eternity*, a darkly comic road novel about a millennial couple facing the ultimate question: how to live and love in an age of catastrophe.** Young Miami couple Murphy and Eva have *almost* decided to have a baby when Yahweh, the Old Testament God, appears to Eva and m
A Narrow Bridge
โ Scribed by J. J. Gesher
- Publisher
- Prospect Park Books
- Year
- 2016;2017
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 156 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1938849833
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โฆ Synopsis
This "stunningly original" debut novel follows a complex man on a journey of salvation after tragedy (The Jerusalem Post).**
Shortly after Orthodox Jewish Brooklynite Jacob Fischer puts his young family on a bus to visit relatives, the bus explodes in a horrifying act of terrorism. His faith shattered, Jacob flees the comforts of his community and disappears. He lands up in a predominantly black town in rural Alabama, where he meets Rosie, the single mother of a young son. Their developing relationshipโalong with the rekindling of his love of musicโprecipitates events that will change both their lives.
"A fast-paced, riveting read . . . a searingly unique and thought-provoking tale." โThe Jerusalem Post
"Blazingly original and fiercely smart, A Narrow Bridge shows that who we love is really who we are." โCaroline Leavitt, New York Timesโbestselling author of Cruel...
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