The question is, how far is Clay willing to go? At the center of the Dunbar family is Clay, a boy who will build a bridge—for his family, for his past, for greatness, for his sins, for a miracle. Learn more. The act of creative composition – whether that be music, painting, sculpting, handmaking a bridge, or writing down the story of a family, is itself a kind of magic. And how much can he overcome? RRP $19.99 (39% OFF RRP) 4 payments of $ 3 Learn more. Did Clay put her in the car? 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Photograph: Pan Macmillan Hope in The Book Thief comes in the form of Liesel … It is incredibly long winded and I guess I just couldn’t connect with the writing style. Told through the eyes of the oldest brother Matthew it mostly focuses on his younger brother, Clay and his exploits. He's taken his time, but it was totally worth the wait! As the Dunbar boys love and fight and learn to reckon with the adult world, they discover the moving secret behind their father’s disappearance. Bridge of Clay shares with Zusak's The Book Thief an underlying sense of the possibility of joy and human dignity even in dehumanising situations." Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Also in 2018, Bridge of Clay was selected as a best book of the year in publications ranging from Entertainment Weekly to the Wall Street Journal. I feel like this is a book you either love or hate. Your wishlist has reached the maximum limit of 150. Having brought each other up in a world run by their own rules, the Dunbar brothers learn to reckon with the adult world and explore the secret behind their father's disappearance. Beloved international bestselling author Markus Zusak has written an extraordinary new novel, BRIDGE OF CLAY, published by Alfred A. Knopf on October 9. Read Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak with a free trial. This is a marvelous, rollicking tale of the five Dunbar boys, abandoned by their father after their mother died and now living alone in the family home with an assortment of animals. “THE WAIT IS OVER.” —THE NEW YORK TIMES, “IRRESISTIBLY CHARMING.” —THE WASHINGTON POST, “GOOD THINGS ARE WORTH THE WAIT: BRIDGE OF CLAY is a deeply moving study of the bonds and breaks of family. Suddenly we're thrown into it. . Product Details Specification Delivery & Returns. Clay’s bridge may be a creation of elegant utility, but “Bridge of Clay” is an extravagantly overengineered story. Why did Clay feel like he had to get Achilles for his parents? This vast novel is a feast of language and irony. At the center of the Dunbar family is Clay, a boy who will build a bridge—for his family, for his past, for greatness, for his sins, for a miracle. FICTION Bridge of Clay Marcus Zusak Picador, $32.95. He builds a bridge to save his family, but also to save himself. I feel like I'm missing something. 3 likes. This exquisitely written multigenerational family saga by Zusak (The Book Thief), his first novel in 13 years, weaves the story of a missing father and a bridge-building brother. Like “He was built like a very small supermarket: Compact; expensive if you crossed him.” ― Markus Zusak, Bridge of Clay. A miracle and nothing less. He builds a bridge to save his family, but also to save himself. Bridge of Clay is the story of five brothers: Matthew, Rory, Henry, Clay and Tommy. BRIDGE OF CLAY weaves together a multigenerational tale of the lives of the brothers and their parents, Penny and Michael. Bridge of Clay is a tender book, set in a world that is anything but. It's an attempt to transcend humanness, to make a single, glorious moment: A miracle and nothing less. I wanted to love it, but ended up feeling mixed about it as a whole. Free UK p&p over £10, online orders only. Bridge of Clay is about a boy who is caught in the current of destroying everything he has, to become all he needs to be. (Supplied: Pan Macmillan AU)His new novel, Bridge of Clay, took a laborious 13 years to write. At the center of the Dunbar family is Clay, a boy who will build a bridge—for his family, for his past, for greatness, for his sins, for a miracle. The bridge was both physical, and the bridge between the father, Clay, and the brothers. Bridge of Clay is the breathtaking story of five brothers who bring each other up in a world governed by their own rules. It takes you 50 pages to get into the book. The bridge is a symbolic motif of union. And how much can he overcome? It felt like a story that kept getting tangled up in nonsense and wasn't ever untangled. BRIDGE OF CLAY tells the story of the five rough-and-tumble, parentless Dunbar brothers and their struggle to raise themselves, focusing primarily on the life and hardships of the fourth boy, Clay. The father-of-two bases many of his characters on himself. The breathtaking story of five brothers who bring each other up in a world run by their own rules. You're reviewing: Bridge of Clay Your Rating. Their mother died, and father left. The question is, how far is Clay willing to go? The only thing worse than not liking a book is knowing you are probably in the minority with that opinion. … Five Dunbar boys, the eldest was Matthew (who narrated the story), the fourth was Clay, who seemed to be the most sensitive and socially aware. He builds a bridge to transcend humanness. 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