An exquisite tragedy in miniature -- Lionel Shriver Mr Bridge is a tour-de-force of contemporary American realism, a beautiful work of fiction Life With a delicate and subtle irony, Mr Connell shows us, first from her, then from his point of view, the little daily dramas of this ordinary family. It is very, very funny, often moving and sad, and written with an uncompromising realism that one rarely comes across. To me the Bridges were a revelation: I cannot recommend them too highly Daily Telegraph Mr. and Mrs. Bridge are forever human, forever vulnerable, forever pitiable. In spare, whimsical, ironic prose, Connell exposes each and every one of their wrinkles and then, in the end, offers them to us as human beings to be cherished -- Jonathan Yardley About the Author Evan S. Connell was born in Kansas City in 1924.