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I don't read much fiction, but I was forced to read Friday Night Knitting Club for work. Couldn't wait for her to die. I found this book afterward as a palate cleanser. I'm usually very good at seeing the metaphors, symbols, word play in novels and find most of it contrived, which is why I don't read much fiction. But it took me forever to recognize where between the bridge and the river is and all through the book I thoroughly enjoyed everything in it.
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Between the Bridge and the River by Craig Ferguson
Sharon Kelly, January 3, 2010
I don't read much fiction, but I was forced to read Friday Night Knitting Club for work. Couldn't wait for her to die. I found this book afterward as a palate cleanser. I'm usually very good at seeing the metaphors, symbols, word play in novels and find most of it contrived, which is why I don't read much fiction. But it took me forever to recognize where between the bridge and the river is and all through the book I thoroughly enjoyed everything in it.