Bridge
The dazzling new novel from the author of Apple TV's Shining Girls
Published on 17. August 2023
432 pages
978-1-4059-2376-7 (ISBN)
Description
Read the mind-bending masterpiece from the multi-award-winning author of Apple TV's smash hit literary adaptation SHINING GIRLS, starring Elizabeth Moss.
'Addictive, fascinating and compelling page-turner' Guardian
'A high-concept page-turner' Herald
'Beukes puts cerebral propositions into breakneck thrillers' Spectator
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THERE ARE INFINITE REALITIES.
SHE'S LOOKING FOR ONE . . .
Bridge's maverick scientist mother Jo is dead.
Now she's examining everything Jo left behind.
Which is when she finds her big secret: the dreamworm.
Is it a drug? A gateway to other worlds?
Jo believed so.
Bridge is desperate to see her mother again.
Will do anything, risk anything.
Including search for her in those other realities.
What she doesn't know is that others are after Jo's secret.
And some believe anyone it touches must be destroyed.
Bridge?
She just wants to find her mom . . .
Page-turning and ambitious, BRIDGE is a dazzlingly inventive speculative thriller with an unforgettable cast of characters, and the work of a novelist at the height of her powers.
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'You can tell Beukes is having an absolute blast putting words on the page. Her fun is evident in the big, bloody action sequences; in the squirmy, almost retro grotesqueness of the dreamworm.' - The New York Times
'An addictive, fascinating and compelling page-turner. With an original take on the many worlds theory.' - Guardian
'Complex, challenging, gripping and thought-provoking. A morally thorny tale without clear-cut heroes or villains. Beukes does a skilful job of balancing desperate but very relatable hope.' - SFX
'Addictive, fascinating and compelling page-turner' Guardian
'A high-concept page-turner' Herald
'Beukes puts cerebral propositions into breakneck thrillers' Spectator
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THERE ARE INFINITE REALITIES.
SHE'S LOOKING FOR ONE . . .
Bridge's maverick scientist mother Jo is dead.
Now she's examining everything Jo left behind.
Which is when she finds her big secret: the dreamworm.
Is it a drug? A gateway to other worlds?
Jo believed so.
Bridge is desperate to see her mother again.
Will do anything, risk anything.
Including search for her in those other realities.
What she doesn't know is that others are after Jo's secret.
And some believe anyone it touches must be destroyed.
Bridge?
She just wants to find her mom . . .
Page-turning and ambitious, BRIDGE is a dazzlingly inventive speculative thriller with an unforgettable cast of characters, and the work of a novelist at the height of her powers.
----
'You can tell Beukes is having an absolute blast putting words on the page. Her fun is evident in the big, bloody action sequences; in the squirmy, almost retro grotesqueness of the dreamworm.' - The New York Times
'An addictive, fascinating and compelling page-turner. With an original take on the many worlds theory.' - Guardian
'Complex, challenging, gripping and thought-provoking. A morally thorny tale without clear-cut heroes or villains. Beukes does a skilful job of balancing desperate but very relatable hope.' - SFX
Reviews / Votes
An addictive, fascinating and compelling page-turner. With an original take on the many worlds theory. * Guardian * A high-concept page-turner * The Herald * Beukes puts cerebral propositions into breakneck thrillers * The Spectator * Excellent * Scotland on Sunday * You can tell Beukes is having an absolute blast putting words on the page. Her fun is evident in the big, bloody action sequences; in the squirmy, almost retro grotesqueness of the dreamworm. * The New York Times * Bridge is a step into the offbeat, an imaginative stew of ingredients: neuroscience and parasitology, musical theory and Haitian Voudou. * Elle * Complex, challenging, gripping and thought-provoking. A morally thorny tale without clear-cut heroes or villains. Beukes does a skilful job of balancing desperate but very relatable hope. * SFX * A blend of sci-fi and thriller . . . I can highly recommend * Alison Flood, New Scientist * Lauren Beukes' multiverse is thrilling-balancing madness, horror, and a big, bleeding, beating heart that reminds us that we are all connected in the end * Grady Hendrix * I absolutely loved it. This fantastic high-wire act of a novel, accelerating to a heart-stopping climax, is at once a cosmic narrative on a grand scale and a deeply intimate human story. Bravo! * Catriona Ward, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Last House on Needless Street *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
File size
0,83 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4059-2376-7 (9781405923767)
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Lauren Beukes is the award-winning and internationally best-selling South African author of The Shining Girls, Zoo City, Moxyland, Broken Monsters and Afterland, among other works. Her novels have been published in twenty-four countries and are being adapted for film and TV. She's also a screenwriter, comics writer, journalist and award-winning documentary maker. She lives in London.
