{"product_id":"bridge-9780718182830","title":"Bridge","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe mind-bending new masterpiece from the multi-award-winning author of Apple TV''s smash hit literary adaptation SHINING GIRLS, starring Elizabeth Moss.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Addictive, fascinating and compelling page-turner'' \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A high-concept page-turner''\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Beukes puts cerebral propositions into breakneck thrillers''\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBridge''s maverick scientist mother Jo is dead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow she''s examining everything Jo left behind.\u003cbr\u003eWhich is when she finds her big secret.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs it a drug?\u003cbr\u003eA gateway to other worlds?\u003cbr\u003eJo believed so.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBridge is desperate to see her mother again.\u003cbr\u003eWill do anything, risk anything.\u003cbr\u003eIncluding search for her in those other realities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat she doesn''t know is that others\u003cbr\u003eare after Jo''s secret. And some believe anyone\u003cbr\u003eit touches must be destroyed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBridge? She just wants to find her mom ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePage-turning and ambi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eaddictive, fascinating and compelling page-turner.\u003c\/b\u003e With an original take on the many worlds theory. * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA high-concept page-turner\u003c\/b\u003e * The Herald *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeukes puts cerebral propositions into breakneck thrillers\u003c\/b\u003e * The Spectator *\u003cbr\u003eExcellent * Scotland on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eYou 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 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBridge\u003c\/i\u003e is a step into the \u003cb\u003eoffbeat\u003c\/b\u003e, an imaginative stew of ingredients: neuroscience and parasitology, musical theory and Haitian Voudou. * Elle *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eComplex, challenging, gripping and thought-provoking.\u003c\/b\u003e A \u003cb\u003emorally thorny tale\u003c\/b\u003e without clear-cut heroes or villains. Beukes does a skilful job of balancing desperate but very relatable hope. * SFX *\u003cbr\u003eA blend of sci-fi and thriller . . . I can highly recommend * Alison Flood, New Scientist *\u003cbr\u003eLauren Beukes' multiverse is \u003cb\u003ethrilling\u003c\/b\u003e-balancing \u003cb\u003emadness, horror, and a big, bleeding, beating heart\u003c\/b\u003e that reminds us that we are all connected in the end * Grady Hendrix *\u003cbr\u003eI absolutely\u003cb\u003e loved it\u003c\/b\u003e. This \u003cb\u003efantastic high-wire act of a novel\u003c\/b\u003e, accelerating to \u003cb\u003ea heart-stopping climax\u003c\/b\u003e, is at once a \u003cb\u003ecosmic narrative on a grand scale\u003c\/b\u003e and\u003cb\u003e a deeply intimate human story\u003c\/b\u003e. Bravo! * Catriona Ward, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Last House on Needless Street *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBridge \u003c\/i\u003espiders out into alternate universes, alternate selves, yet manages to be very much about us and our fractured now. It's a\u003cb\u003e humane, thought-provoking puzzle box\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003ea wildly entertaining novel\u003c\/b\u003e * Paul Tremblay, bestselling author of The Cabin at the End of the World and The Pallbearers Club *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVast in scope and heart,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eBridge \u003c\/i\u003eis both a thrilling exploration of the known universe and an intimate portrayal of a daughter's yearning for her mother. Lauren Beukes has crafted a \u003cb\u003esuspenseful, deeply immersive\u003c\/b\u003e odyssey that will make you consider the alternate possibilities inside us all. \u003cb\u003eA perfect summer read\u003c\/b\u003e. * Katie Gutierrez, author of More Than You'll Ever Know *\u003cbr\u003eLauren Beukes takes a story filled with psychedelic drugs, parallel worlds, and neuroscience and makes it also about a complex mother-daughter relationship, \u003cb\u003efull of darkness, light, and longing.\u003c\/b\u003e This is \u003cb\u003efun and insane and very moving\u003c\/b\u003e * Mariana Enriquez, author of Our Share of Night *\u003cbr\u003eWhat if our dreams are twisted-up memories? What if the Mandela Effect isn't an effect at all? \u003cb\u003eSomewhere between \u003ci\u003eThe Lathe of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEverything Everywhere All at Once\u003c\/i\u003e is Lauren Beukes' \u003ci\u003eBridge\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e it's not just reality that's multifold, it's identity.\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eBridge\u003c\/i\u003e challenges our sense of reality\u003c\/b\u003e, chips away at our conception of the self, and shoves us down a slide of our own paranoia. But, it's Lauren Beukes-this is what she does, isn't it? * Stephen Graham Jones, New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrilling\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ecomplex\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003epulse-pounding\u003c\/b\u003e. Beukes handles the balance between action and emotion brilliantly, \u003cb\u003ethis is speculative fiction of the highest calibre\u003c\/b\u003e * Big Issue *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Lauren Beukes\u003c\/b\u003e * : *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003estand-out\u003c\/b\u003e chase thriller. \u003cb\u003eHow can you not fall in love with this book?\u003c\/b\u003e -- Stephen King\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003emajor, major talent\u003c\/b\u003e -- George RR Martin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVery, very good. It feels effortless. Utterly accomplished\u003c\/b\u003e -- William Gibson\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003epowerful\u003c\/b\u003e thriller - \u003cb\u003eimaginative, disturbing, tense, compelling\u003c\/b\u003e reading * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDark, relentless, time-twisting, page-turning ... it shines\u003c\/b\u003e -- Matt Haig\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePowerful \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eintelligent\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eripping tale\u003c\/b\u003e that \u003cb\u003eneither shies away from big questions nor interesting answers\u003c\/b\u003e * New Scientist *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865636286807,"sku":"9780718182830","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780718182830.jpg?v=1722274864","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bridge-9780718182830","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}