Between the Bridge and the River
A Novel
Published on 1. July 2010
352 pages
978-0-8118-7303-1 (ISBN)
Description
Bawdy, joyous, messy, hysterically funny, and guaranteed to offendregardless of religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, or professionBetween the Bridge and the River is the debut novel by Craig Ferguson, host of CBS's The Late Late Show. Two childhood friends from Scotland and two illegitimate half-brothers from the American South suffer and enjoy all manner of bizarre experiences which, as it turns out, are somehow interconnectedand, surprisingly enough, meaningful. An eclectic cast of characters includes Carl Jung, Fatty Arbuckle, Virgil, Marat, Socrates, and Tony Randall. Love, greed, hope, revenge, organized religion, and Hollywood are alternately tickled and throttled. Impossible to summarize and impossible to stop reading, this is a romantic comic odyssey that actually delivers-and rewards.
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Craig Ferguson, host of The Late Late Show, was born in Glasgow and worked his way through the entertainment industry as a drummer, comedian, actor, and director. He moved to America in 1995 and has written for television and film, including Saving Grace and I'll Be There, in which he also starred.
Content
- Intro
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- ALPHA WOLVES
- HOLY FOOLS
- PREPARATION
- DEPARTURE
- IN DREAMS
- SATORI
- THE ROAD TO GOD: ONE
- ALTITUDE ATTITUDE
- PETIT MORT
- ARRIVAL
- FEMME FATALE
- THE ROAD TO GOD: TWO
- MIAMI VICE
- BAD BOYS
- C'EST LA VIE
- THE ROAD TO GOD: THREE
- THE COLLECTIVE
- L'A MOUR
- INFERNO
- THE MIDWIFE
- THE OTHER SIDE
- THE ROAD TO GOD: FOUR
- LA VIE NOUVELLE
- THE TOWER
- POPPY SEEDS
- THE ROAD TO GOD: FIVE
- WAR
- JERKS
- BEACHED
- RECOLLECTION
- THE ROAD TO GOD: SIX
- LE JARDIN
- L'HORLOGER
- MARAT
- A NEW TESTAMENT
- THE ROAD TO GOD: SEVEN
- MIRACLES
- THE ROA D TO GOD: EIGHT
- CLAUDETTE AND LEON
- TURNPIKE
- SCOTLAND
- THE ROAD TO GOD: NINE
- THE SAINT
- THE ROAD TO GOD: TEN
- THE BEGINNING OF THE END
- THE ROAD TO GOD: ELEVEN
- CHEZ NOUS
- LAMB OF GOD
- THE ROAD TO GOD: TWELVE
- IN THE GARDEN
- THIRTEEN
- THE BRIDGE
- LIFE ON EARTH
- THE RIVER
- OMEGA MEN
