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The Toll Bridge
Nov 17, 2024 7:20 PM

Author:Aidan Chambers

The Toll Bridge

Everyone seems to know best when it comes to Jan's future - but he's still working out for himself who he really is. Jan feels so hemmed in by the pressures of family and friends, he decides to leave home and live alone in the house on the toll bridge. While there, he meets Tess and Adam and their close bond of friendship develops into something which has devastating effects on them all.

Reviews

It is impossible to do justice to this brilliant, complex novel . . . surely one of the most original and rewarding teenage novels of the year

—— Books for Keeps

This is Chambers writing at his awe inspiring best

—— Viewpoint

A breezy story filled with summer fun. I loved it!

—— Chicklish

There were really no faults with this . . . Still, if you are looking for a flighty, summer read full of Kelly Ann's disastrous (but incredibly funny) adventures, pick this up!

—— Booked Up!

It takes a writer with the superb skill and sensitivity of Chambers to adapt the Cyrano de Bergerac story and turn it into a modern tale of grief, growth and acceptance . . . Great tenderness, authentic dialogue and elegantly crafted plotting. A book to be read and re-read

—— Sally Morris , Daily Mail

A wonderful book about friendship, words, and our deepest, most hidden selves. Elegant, precise prose and wonderful dialogue in which space has as much to say as words. This is a book to return to

—— The Bookbag

A heart-warming contemporary love story

—— Booked Up!

Dying to Know You is a thoughtful and insightful novel and after turning the last page I was left with the impression that just maybe this writer’s story could be Chambers’ too

—— So Many Books, So Little Time

A gentle tale stuffed full of drama, elements of coming-of-age, dealing with grief and first love that make it irresistible

—— My Favourite Books

This book is interesting, fun, and very insightful. Chambers takes an inventive approach to his writing

—— Examiner.com

Truly brilliant and unforgettable

—— Fiction Fascination

This book is like nothing else I have ever read . . . An excellent YA read

—— The Overflowing Library

A real page turner

—— Bliss

Chambers delivers yet another intellectually satisfying novel with equal parts philosophy and repartee

—— The Horn Book

A feelgood and story that quietly challenges a whole range of touchy subjects and social taboo

—— Sugarscape
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