by Morag Joss
First published 2011
Annabel lives alone in a house by an old bridge, keeping to herself and maintaining careful routines. Her quiet existence shifts when unexpected visitors appear at her door. These strangers bring complications that threaten the fragile peace she has constructed. As Annabel navigates their presence and demands, she must confront the choices that led her to this isolated life. The encounters force her to examine what she has been running from and what she might be willing to risk. Joss crafts a story about the weight of solitude and the price of human connection. The bridge becomes both literal crossing and metaphor for the decisions that separate one life from another. Annabel discovers that even the most carefully built barriers cannot hold forever against the pull of the outside world.
Genres: fiction, drama, literary-fiction, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: character-driven, introspective, quiet-life
Setting: Bridge
Period: Contemporary
310 pages · Paperback · Alma Publishing Company