| The Broken Bridge |  | Author: Philip Pullman
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf
Category: Book
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 3063992
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 218
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.8 x 1
ISBN: 067981972X
EAN: 9780679819721
ASIN: 067981972X
Publication Date: April 1992
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Amazon.co.uk Review
When 16-year-old Ginny discovers that her father has a secret son she realises that everything that previously made her feel so safe and secure is a lie. As she tries to restore her faith in her father and herself, she comes face to face with unforgettable truths and long-forgotten tragedies that will change her life dramatically and forever. The Broken Bridge is a stunning novel by Philip Pullman, the award-winning author of Northern Lights and The Subtle Knife. The teenager-in- turmoil, so familiar and often so very strange, is treated with a respect and sensitivity that moves the story up a notch, allowing the sizzling and compelling drama that unfolds between the pages to paint a potent picture of a girl on her own voyage of discovery. Pullman has triumphed again, proving that clever and sympathetic writing can easily be coupled with dramatic storytelling at its very best. --Susan Harrison
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 wonderful December 11, 2007
L. Monkam
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
this really is a wonderful book about discovery and i have read it several times - it never gets old, even when you do!
 Disappointing ... October 3, 2006
Wrecky World (Edinburgh, Scotland)
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
oth "The Butterfly Tattoo" and "The Broken Bridge" are decidedly avarage books, which is pretty much all there is to say abou them. Coming from Philip Pullman they are utterly disappointing. I loved both the "His Dark Materials" trilogy and the Sally Lockhart books, but fiction seems to be Philip Pullman's (only?) weak point.
 "pullman does it again!" April 17, 2006
amara (baildon)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
philip pulman's book ''the broken bridge'' is really good.It kept me gript and i enjoyed reading it fully.The book was easy to get into and i would definetly recommend it to any adult or teenager.The book was just as good as ''the fire-work makers daighter" which i would also recomend though proberly to the lower age group of 8-12.Ginny in this book is the main charactor and is about how she wants to find out more about her life and who her real parents are.as it gets close to her finding out the truth when she goes to meet her grandpaerents with her half-brother you really can't put the book down.it's totaly gripping and a fantastic read.BUY IT!!!!you won't regret it........
by amara (age 13)...........big reader...........
 eh March 13, 2006
happymgee (uk)
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
The ending where everything of the families past is brought together in one big smack round the face was good,reminiscent of murder mistry novels. As well as the brutal murder of a childhood teddy bear which even though m 18 was scary.However i found the characters unrealistic espesially the teenagers hwo had no commonsense what so ever between them- even for teenagers!! Worth a read when there's nothing else but it wont be coming top of any list i write.
Don't pass this by because it's not His Dark Materials August 10, 2003
Star_Sea (Salisbury, England)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've seen a few negative reviews for this book so far, mostly because it's not the same as His Dark Materials. Of course it's not: it's not fantasy. It's focused completely on our reality, and the themes of adolescence: identity, secrets, sexuality.The story focuses on Ginny and her discoveries about her past. Every so often, we get a page in italics detailing her few memories of the time before she lived with her father. Gradually, they take their place in the story. As soon as one thing is revealed, another is obscured. One of the greatest shocks is Ginny discovering that she has a half-brother. It's refreshing to see that although they predictably hate each other at first, by the end they have developed an understanding after being confronted with prejudice and psychotic rage. Ginny herself grows up a lot and learns to forgive people for their faults. Whilst not possessing the awesome reach or imagination of His Dark Materials, this story does showcase Pullman's talent for examining psychological issues and characters who aren't what they seem. It's rhythmic, and pacey, but it doesn't tie up all the knots. An involving read.
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