Bridge of Sighs

- Author: Richard Russo
- Genre: Fiction
- Publication Date: September 25, 2007
- Publisher: Knopf
- Pages: 544
- ISBN 0375414959
- Awards/Distinctions: The New York Times Best Sellers List

The Richard Russo novel Bridge of Sighs is part of his ongoing series of upstate New York tales.
Plot Synopsis

Bridge of Sighs follows the decades-long trials of Lou. C. "Lucy" Lynch and the Lynch, Berg and Marconi families of the fictional town of Thomaston.
Critical Reception
- "A novel of great warmth, charm and intimacy . . . richly evocative and beautifully wrought." -The New York Times
- "A great American story . . . Beautiful, funny, profound and, in the end, quietly devastating. It's a book built to endure." -People
- ""[A] magnificent, bighearted new novel [and] an astounding achievement . . . From its lovely beginning to its exquisite, perfect end, Russo has written a masterpiece." -The Boston Globe

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Bridge of Sighs Author Information
- - Mahalo's Guide to Richard Russo
- Wikipedia: Richard Russo
- Barnes & Noble: Meet the Writers: Richard Russo
- Powell's Books: "Richard Russo's Working Arrangements" (2001)
- Failbetter.com: Interview with Richard Russo (2001)
- identity theory: the narrative thread - richard russo (2002)

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