The Bridge of Beyond by Simone Schwarz-Bart

The Bridge of Beyond

Simone Schwarz-Bart with Bridget Jones, Barbara Bray (Translator)

174 pages • first pub 1972 (view editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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The Bridge of Beyond is ideal for readers drawn to lyrical, multigenerational sagas that explore resilience and cultural identity through richly textured narratives of love, loss, and ancestral legacy.

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This is an intoxicating tale of love and wonder, mothers and daughters, spiritual values and the grim legacy of slavery on the French Antillean island of Guadeloupe. Here long-suffering Telumee tells her life story and tells us about the proud lin...

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Community Reviews

4.03
based on 202 reviews

Moods

reflective: 82%

emotional: 73%

challenging: 47%

sad: 30%

dark: 17%

mysterious: 17%

hopeful: 13%

inspiring: 8%

adventurous: 4%

informative: 4%

tense: 4%

Pace

36% of readers chose medium
64% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

11% of readers chose A mix
88% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

87% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

76% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

75% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

21% of readers chose Yes
57% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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