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Alexander's Bridge
Alexander's Bridge
Author: Willa Cather
`he looked as a tamer of rivers ought to look.' Willa Cather's first novel, Alexander's Bridge (1912), tells the story of Bartley Alexander, a successful engineer torn between his duties to his career and his wife Winifred, and his passion for the Irish actress Hilda Burgoyne. In spare but often searing prose, Cather's taut novella traces a ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780452008755
ISBN-10: 0452008751
Publication Date: 1/1/1988
Pages: 216
Edition: Reissue
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Publisher: Plume
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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Alexander is a successful engineer who is building a bridge that is plagued with troubles: mostly cost-cutting. He also has a drop dead gorgeous wife, and wouldnt you know that on a trip to London he runs into a former squeeze who is now a well known actress. Trouble on both fronts: home and work. So now the story concerns how these are resolved. As always, this is a straight forward story: well-written, easy to read, and enjoyable.
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A very moving book about risks that should not be taken.


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