The Invisible Bridge

Posted on 18 September 2017 by Julie Orringer

A grand love story and an epic tale of three brothers whose lives are torn apart by war.Paris, 1937 Andras L vi, a Hungarian Jewish architecture student, arrives from Budapest with a scholarship, a single suitcase, and a mysterious letter he has promised to deliver to C Morgenstern on the rue de S vign As he becomes involved with the letter s recipient, his elder brother takes up medical studies in Modena, their younger brother leaves school for the stage and Europe s unfolding tragedy sends each of their lives into terrifying uncertainty.From the Hungarian village of Kony r to the grand opera houses of Budapest and Paris, from the lonely chill of Andras s garret to the enduring passion he discovers on the rue de S vign , from the despair of a Carpathian winter to an unimaginable life in forced labor camps and beyond, The Invisible Bridge tells the unforgettable story of brothers bound by history and love, of a marriage tested by disaster, of a Jewish family s struggle against annihilation, and of the dangerous power of art in a time of war.Length 27 hrs and 51 mins Free Read Books The Invisible Bridge Author Julie Orringer – kino-fada.fr I have a theory about why some people love this book and others, myself included, struggled to slog through it First, I think it depends on your personal tolerance for sentimentality Given that the first half of the book is a love story base on Love with a capital L, which itself is based on beauty, magical first glances, a forbidden element, and an ever mysterious woman, you ...I m trying to remember if a book has ever made me cry this hard The Book Thief, maybe.As I assured my little brother when he crawled out of bed to make sure I was okay, I wouldn t be so upset if I didn t like the book I only cry for characters that I love My dog, who actually came to my aid before my brother, didn t seem to care what I was reading He just climbed up onto my bed and snuggled up next to me and licked my tears away.The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer begins in 1937 with 22 y I m trying to remember if a book has ever made me cry this hard The Book Thief, maybe.As I assured my little brother when he crawled out of bed to make sure I was okay, I wouldn t be so upset if I didn t like the book I only cry for characters that I love My dog, who actually came to my aid before my brother, didn t seem to care what I was reading He just climbed up onto my bed and snuggled up next to me and licked my tears away.The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer begins in 1937 with 22 year old Andras Levi departing Hungary for Paris to study architecture after securing a scholarship at the Ecoles Speciale By chance, he is asked to carry a letter with him to France, addressed to C Morgenstern, with whom he begins a rather complicated relationship as everything in Europe begins to disintegrate.Okay, I ll admit this first I have never heard anything about the Hungarian Holocaust...This is not just another wwII holocaust read Although, I did hesitate to pick it up but only for a moment as I read several stunning reviews that suggested I better take a look at it I m so grateful I did This is an epic story It s 1937 pre war Hungary Three brother s lives are diverging At the core, is the story of one brother, Andras, who goes to Paris to study On arrival he finds friendship, love, and passion Then the horrific war begins The atmosphere is heavy laden with sadness, This is not just another wwII holocaust read Although, I did hesitate to pick it up but only for a moment as I read several stunning reviews that suggested I better take a look at it I m so grateful I did ...The Twelve Days of Reading The Invisible Bridge A NovelOn the first day of reading this, the thought occurred to meIt starts off engagingly.On the second day of reading this, the thought occurred to meMary Sue personasBut it starts off engagingly.On the third day of reading this, the thought occurred to meUnrealistic plot twistsMary Sue personasBut it starts off engagingly.On the fourth day of reading this, the thought occurred to meWay anachronisticUnrealistic plot twistsMary Sue p The Twelve Days of Reading The Invisible Bridge A NovelOn the first day of reading this, the thought occurred to meIt starts off engagingly.On the second day of reading this, the thought occurred to meMary Sue personasBut it starts off engagingly.On the third day of reading this, the thought occurred to meUnrealistic plot twistsMary Sue personasBut it starts off enga...This book is WONDERFUL Julie Orringer is both a great storyteller and a great writer Excellent Historical Fiction.UPDATE 2015 Here is another book I read 5 years ago soooo good I remember every detail Read it when it first came out then a couple years later with my Jewish book club I m sitting here today reading while on the bike at the gym at the moment and a GR s sent me a note about how much she loved this tooThen I had the pleasure to read many of my friends reviews This book is WONDERFUL Julie Orringer is both a great storyteller and a great writer Excellent Historic... It isas though I layunder a lowsky and breathedthrough a needle s eye. W.G Sebald, Unrecounted However this lengthy debut novel with epic aspirations promisingly enough starts with a gripping quote by W.G Sebald and despite the noble intentions of the author, partly inspired by her grandparents experiences in their survival of the Holocaust, as a whole this book in the end frustrated and slightly exasperated me, even if my expectations on it actually were not very high When I heard my real l It isas though I layunder a lowsky and breathedthrough a needle s eye. W.G Sebald, Unrecounted However this lengthy debut novel with epic aspirations promisingly enough starts with a gripping quote by W.G Sebald and despite the noble intentions of the author, partly inspired by her grandparents experiences in their survival of the Holocaust, as a whole this book in the end frustrated and slightly exasperated me, even if my expectations on it actually were not very high When I heard my real life reading group chose it as our opening read for the new reading year assuming at that moment the novel entirely fictionalised I admit wrestling with my own personal bias towards the book, thoughtlessly inclined to classify it as another book by a young American author having written a fictionalised Holocaust tale, w...Super knjiga Mnogo je volim etiri godine sam poku avala da joj na em dom u Srbiji Najpre uzme jedan urednik napusti izdava a, izdava otka e prava Ubedim drugog, po alje ponudu, odobre mu prava, do e mu novi ur...For a long time I thought the author was writing about members of her own family so idealised and sentimentalised were the depiction of all the relationships in this novel When she isn t writing about relationships she writes really well so it was the only explanation I could find for this relentless alienating sentimentality Further enhancing this idea was the strange structure the fir...I will just copy my FBC Review here INTRODUCTIONAs I mentioned in a recent review, sometimes books come out of nowhere, hijack my reading schedule and it takes a while until I can un weave the magical spell they had exerted on me and leave their universe, usually needing at least one complete reread as well as an immediate review.The novelistic debut of the author, The Invisible Bridge attracted my attention by its fascinating cover in a Borders bookstore several days ago and the blurb below mad I will just copy my FBC Review here INTRODUCTIONAs I mentioned in a recent review, sometimes books come out of nowhere, hijack my reading schedule and it takes a while until I can un weave the magical spell they had exerted on me and leave their universe, usually needing at least one complete reread as well as an immediate review.The novelistic debut of t...Whew What a book This book was very, very good This is NOT however, a book you would race through If you want a book that is going to be a quick read, this is NOT it However, if you want a thought provoking, beautifully written story that will wash over you like a warm bath..then this is for you There were times in this book where I had to set it aside..because I just felt like I needed a break this book was pretty lengthy I am a very speedy reader, too This book however, was not a boo Whew What a book This book was very, very good This is NOT however,...

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18 September 2017

Julie Orringer