The Short Version: A bridge in Peru breaks, sending the five people on it to their deaths. A friar who witnessed the accident decides to explore those five lives and delivers a picture of who these people were, who came to such an untimely and unexpected end. The Review: I have a curious relationship with the works of Thornton Wilder that I’d like to explain before I dive into reviewing this book. Yes, I (like most of you) read Our Town in high […]

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