'A writer at the height of his considerable powers' - The Guardian
'A giant amongst storytellers' - The Telegraph
'One of our finest contemporary writers' - New Yorker
Miquel and his father are living an uneasy life together in his mother's house in the Pyrenees, the house she had been returning to on the day she died. A new bridge, connecting the two valleys, is almost complete, which will end the valley's isolation and create an easier route to smuggle contraband deep into the mountains. Where Miquel's father imagines opportunity, Miquel foresees disaster and an exposure to a modern way of living for which his father is desperately unprepared.
Colm Tóibìn's exhilarating short novel contains vast inner and outer worlds within its pages. With meticulous precision and an unerring eye Tóibìn captures lives caught between the past and the present, and the journey of a young man seeking connection, haunted by loss.
| ISBN: | 9781037418525 |
| Publication date: | 3rd September 2026 |
| Author: | Colm Tóibín |
| Publisher: | Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 119 pages |
| Genres: |
General Fiction Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss Family Drama Historical Fiction |
'A writer at the height of his considerable powers' - The Guardian
'A giant amongst storytellers' - The Telegraph
'One of our finest contemporary writers' - New Yorker
Miquel and his father are living an uneasy life together in his mother's house in the Pyrenees, the house she had been returning to on the day she died. A new bridge, connecting the two valleys, is almost complete, which will end the valley's isolation and create an easier route to smuggle contraband deep into the mountains. Where Miquel's father imagines opportunity, Miquel foresees disaster and an exposure to a modern way of living for which his father is desperately unprepared.
Colm Tóibìn's exhilarating short novel contains vast inner and outer worlds within its pages. With meticulous precision and an unerring eye Tóibìn captures lives caught between the past and the present, and the journey of a young man seeking connection, haunted by loss.
The Bridge features in the following genres: General Fiction, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Family Drama, Historical Fiction
The Bridge is available in Hardback
The Bridge was written by Colm Tóibín and published by Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan
The Bridge has 119 pages
£11.69