{"product_id":"the-bridge","title":"(12\/01\/26 PREORDER) The Bridge","description":"\u003cp\u003eA brand-new, long story from Tóibín that picks up where A Long Winter ends, with an afterword by the author on the enduring presence of the characters in these stories—in a beautiful stand-alone edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA young man named Miquel lives in a house with his father in the Catalan Pyrenees. The year before, his mother left home in a drinker’s rage. A storm came up and she was buried in snow, her body, not discovered until the spring thaw.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiquel’s younger brother abandoned the family when he returned from military service and learned that his mother was dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow there is a new bridge opening. No longer will these Pyrenees villages be so isolated; no longer will small time smugglers cart their contraband over the rope bridge on donkeys; the dogs will be able to couple on both sides of the river.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMistakes, betrayals, willfulness, taboo appetites and longings, and bad luck lead Miquel and his father to a two year prison sentence. And there, Miquel relationships transform his understanding of his own history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gorgeous story of loss, grief, and longing—spare and gutting—The Bridge is a masterpiece. Tóibín’s powers of emotional control are on full display in this devastating portrait of a young man.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54438598770963,"sku":"9781668264041","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0815\/1652\/7891\/files\/9781668264041.jpg?v=1784146034","url":"https:\/\/www.monsterasbooks.com\/products\/the-bridge","provider":"Monstera's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}