From AudioFile
In this Pulitzer Prize winner, a bridge collapses in eighteenth-century Peru; five die. Who were they? In the answer to that question lie numerous cosmic ironies, which are related in a melancholy narrative of great power, simplicity and beauty. Waterston, star of NBC's "Law and Order," never possessed a strong voice. Time has made it hoarse and scratchy. Nonetheless, he reads intelligently with just the right sombre tone. As is usual with HighBridge titles, the sound quality is pristine. Y.R. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

FROM THE PUBLISHER

This beautiful new edition features unpublished notes for the novel and other illuminating documentary material, all of which is included in a new Afterword by Tappan Wilder.

FROM THE CRITICS

New York Herald Tribune

A masterpiece

Clifton Fadiman

A remarkably confident evocation of the secret springs of half a dozen men, women, and children...A very beautiful book. —The Nation

Edmund Fuller

One of the greatest reading novels in this century's American writing...Wonderfully lucid reading.

New York Herald Tribune

A masterpiece.

Library Journal

Hard to believe that Wilder slipped out of print, but it is good to have him back. These new publications are especially welcome, as along with the text, these include Wilder's notes and other scholarly material. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

"A remarkably confident evocation of the secret springs of half a dozen men, women, and children...A very beautiful book."  — Harper Collins - New Media