The Other Side of the Bridge

<p><b>**LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE**</b><br><b><br>A powerful heart-breaking story about tempting fate and living with the consequences</b><br><br>Arthur and Jake are brothers yet worlds apart.<br><br>Arthur is older shy dutiful and set to inherit his father's farm. Jake is younger handsome and reckless a dangerous man to know.<br><br>When Laura arrives in their rural community the fragile balance of the brothers' rivalry is pushed to the edge of catastrophe...<br><br><b>'An enthralling read both straightforward and wonderfully intricate' <i>Guardian</i></b><br><b><br>'Evokes beautifully the big joys and sorrows of most people no matter how small their town' <i>The Times</i></b></p>