![]() ![]() Of course that plot summary is a vast simplication. ![]() Clay is the fourth brother, and the story pivots around him and the pact he makes with his father to build a bridge. The story is ostensibly about the five brothers of the Dunbar family, whose mother dies of Cancer and whose dad leaves them shortly afterwards. It isn’t easy but the boys manage to grow up, acquiring a variety of animals and bruises both literal and metaphoric as they try to get by without adults. As is always the case in every Zusak novel, the narration is complex, shifting and unhinging the reader by playing with notions of time, and changing the spotlight and the points of nostalgic engagement. I imagine it must have been difficult for Zusak to work under such a heavy shadow, but Bridge of Clay is no disappointment. That’s a big statement, though I can’t deny that, after the delight of The Book Thief, I, like many of Zusak’s fans, was certainly anticipating his next book. My advanced reading copy of Bridge of Clay has a black cover that says, in large letters, “The Most Anticipated Book of the Decade”. ![]()
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