The Bridge, (Audiobook)

<b>A brand-new, long story from Tóibín that picks up where <i>A Long Winter </i>ends, with an afterword by the author on the enduring presence of the characters in these stories--in a beautiful stand-alone edition.</b> <p>A young man named Miquel lives in a house with his father in the Catalan Pyrenees. The year before, his mother left home in a drinker's rage. A storm came up and she was buried in snow, her body, not discovered until the spring thaw. </p><p> Miquel's younger brother abandoned the family when he returned from military service and learned that his mother was dead. </p><p> Now there is a new bridge opening. No longer will these Pyrenees villages be so isolated; no longer will small time smugglers cart their contraband over the rope bridge on donkeys; the dogs will be able to couple on both sides of the river. </p><p> Mistakes, betrayals, willfulness, taboo appetites and longings, and bad luck lead Miquel and his father to a two year prison sentence. And there, Miquel relationships transform his understanding of his own history. </p><p> A gorgeous story of loss, grief, and longing--spare and gutting--<i>The Bridge</i> is a masterpiece. Tóibín's powers of emotional control are on full display in this devastating portrait of a young man.</p>

• The Bridge, (Audiobook)
• Author: Colm Tóibín
• ISBN: 9781668197264
• Format: Audiobook
• Publication Date: 2026-12-01
• Page Count: 0