Bridge of Clay

by Markus Zusak

The unforgettable, New York Times bestselling family saga from Markus Zusak, the storyteller who gave us the extraordinary bestseller THE BOOK THIEF, lauded by the New York Times as "the kind of book that can be life-changing."

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY • THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
 
"One of those monumental books that can draw you across space and time into another family’s experience in the most profound way." —The Washington Post

"Mystical and loaded with heart, it's another gorgeous tearjerker from a rising master of them." —Entertainment Weekly

“Devastating, demanding and deeply moving.” —Wall Street Journal 

The breathtaking story of five brothers who bring each other up in a world run by their own rules. 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.

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 question is, how far is Clay willing to go? And how much can he overcome?
 
Written in powerfully inventive language and bursting with heart, BRIDGE OF CLAY is signature Zusak.

• ISBN10: 0375945598
• ISBN13: 9780375945595
• Publish Date: 9 October 2018
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 4 October 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Random House USA Inc
• Imprint: Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Format: Hardcover (Library Binding)
• Pages: 544
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780375945595

Reviews

[Michael @ Knowledge Lost]

I was never a fan of The Book Thief so when Bridge of Clay was assigned as the next book for book club, I wasn’t looking forward to it. It has taken Markus Zusak thirteen years to follow up The Book Thief and I personally feel like this was a little haphazard. I was not a fan of the written style at all and words were used so frequently it begins to be grating. The word “murderer” was used frequently it lost all meaning to me. Then when finding out the murderers name, his full name got used every few lines when others didn’t. I don’t understand why Zusak felt that we needed to be constantly reminded of this one character full name. Also I feel like this book encapsulated everything I hate about teenage boys.