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Alexander's Bridge

Paperback

Main Details

Title Alexander's Bridge
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Willa Cather
Introduction by Hermoine Lee
SeriesVirago Modern Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:176
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 127
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9781844083718
ClassificationsDewey:813.52
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint Virago Press Ltd
Publication Date 7 September 2006
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Something had broken loose in him of which he knew nothing except that it was sullen and powerful, that it wrung and tortured him.' Bartley Alexander, an engineer famous for the audacious structure of his North American bridges, is at the height of his reputation. He has a distinguished and beautiful wife and an enviable Boston home. Then, on a trip to London, he meets again the Irish actress he had once loved. Their affair resumes, and Alexander finds himself caught in a transatlantic tug of emotions - between the wife who has supported his career with understanding and strength and Hilda, whose impulsiveness and generosity restore to him the passion and energy of his youth. Alongside this personal dilemma there are ominous signs of strain in his professional life . . .

Author Biography

Willa Cather (1873-1947) was born in Virginia where for generations her ancestors farmed land. She became a teacher and journalist and is one of America's greatest writers.

Reviews

Cather makes a world which is burningly alive, sometimes lovely, often tragic' Helen Dunmore 'She is undoubtedly one of the twentieth century's greatest American writers' OBSERVER