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Title: The One-Way Bridge

Author: Cathie Pelletier

Narrator: Erin Moon

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-28-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

In her highly anticipated new novel, acclaimed literary master Cathie Pelletier returns to Mattagash, Maine, the beloved New England town where it all started.

Welcome to Mattagash, the last town in the middle of the northern Maine wilderness. The road dead-ends here, but Mattagash's citizens are fiercely proud. Yet this simple town connected by a single one-way bridge is anything but tranquil. While neighbors bicker publicly over trivialities such as offensive mailbox designs and gossip about suspicious newcomers, they privately struggle to navigate deeper issues - scandals, loss, failed ambitions, the scars of war - and a mysterious dead body in the woods. With her trademark wit and keen eye for detail, Pelletier has assembled an unforgettable cast of endearing and eccentric characters, from scheming mailmen and peeping toms to lovesick waitresses and loggers whose underhandedness belies their ingenuity. The citizens of Mattagash will make you laugh and cheer for them as they stumble into one another's lives and strive to define themselves in a changing world that threatens to leave them behind. The One-Way Bridge is an extraordinary portrait of family, loneliness, and community - and the kinds of compromises we all make in the name of love.

Members Reviews:

A pure delight from start to finish.

Cathie Pelletier is a master storyteller. From the first page, she lifted me out of the Deep South and plunked me down in the middle of Mattagash, Maine. And I felt right at home. I wanted to suggest to Edna that we take art lessons together; I wanted to catch Florence putting out the latest word with its definition; I wanted to sit and have coffee with the gang at Blanche's; I wanted to put a "Thinking of you" note in Harry's moose mailbox during the worst of his nightmares from war time spent in the jungles of Vietnam; I wanted to yank Meg away from the computer and tell her to please put on her apron for Orville. As for Billy, oh how I wanted to roar down the road in his Mustang, freezing my tail off but warm in my heart because Bullet was sitting between us, his ears flapping in the wind and a happy grin on his face. This is a book I will read again, just like I did the other "Mattagash" books. And again, I won't want it to end.

Wonderful Story

I love Cathie Pelletier's books and have been waiting for a new one for a long time. I wasn't disappointed. A great story, written in her style which appeals to me significantly. The personalities of the characters in this book are warm and real for me. Enjoy!

Loved the story

Loved the story! made me think of the movie Grumpy Old Men as I finished it. The characters are lively and unforgettable. Sad to finish it because I loved these characters so much.

The book was an ex-library addition, I don't remember this being noted by the seller. However, it was in good condition.

A bore

This book was a little outside of my literary comfort zone. I had never heard of Cathie Pelletier and it seems like this would be something my parents would read. (I'm a mom to young kids). But, I saw it had some shiny reviews and Wally Lamb said she was his favorite author which sold me (though I didn't like his books either, maybe that should have discouraged me). Anyway, I was curious to read about a strange-to-me place like the woods of Northern Maine.