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Bridge Diaries
Vanessa Kane
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Belletristik / Gegenwartsliteratur (ab 1945)
Beschreibung
This is the incredible story of friendship brought about by the gameof Bridge. Two young women meet when their children beginKindergarten. Their story continues as told in this book. One has afascination for Bridge and teaches her new friend the game. We learnabout the four women that play together and the absolute fun theyhave. There is tragedy entwined at their game table. It also includes thehusbands and children as a fun group over the years. They are from verydifferent backgrounds which we learn little of, yet it is enough. However,one of the women has a background she is unwilling to share at all. In theend, we learn why.On a trip to celebrate their almost 30 year friendship, Kate and Simonefly to NYC to shop, see theater and enjoy wonderful restaurants. Naturally,the Bridge cards go along for 2-handed Bridge like these two have enjoyedduring their friendship. On most of the journey they are playing in theairplane. During the trip, the past thirty years is remembered by Kate, themain character in the book who is narrating the story.Kate is thinking about the present, and the past, alternating between thetwo time-frames, going back, and then returning to the present; back and forth. Some she keeps to herself and some she discusses with Simone.One of the husbands is a wealthy philanthropic father of twins, murderedfor no reason. His father-in-law, the Chief-of Police cant solve the crimeand it goes cold. It was a brutal murder for no reason. There had been astranger lurking they knew nothing about.The book spans Kates first marriage and takes you into her second. It takes you graphically into both bedrooms. This book does not fail toknock on any bedroom doors.In the end, much is learned about their friend that never wantedto share her past
