The Bridge of Years

This novel, first published in 1946, is one of May Sarton's earliest and, some critics think, one of her best. It takes place during the years between the world wars and explores the life of a Belgian family, the Duchesnes, and their mutual devotion which intensifies under the shadow of impending disaster.

Mélanie Duchesne, mother of three, is an active businesswoman, whose courage, energy, and optimism bind the family and its farm together. Paul, her husband, is a philosopher, detached, moody, continually embroiled in the spiritual conflicts of a crumbling Europe.

The last years before the second war are tense ones, a time for stock-taking, for a quickening of the pace of life. But it is Mélanie who encourages her family to proceed with their plans, to continue with their way of life. And it is Mélanie who decides their future as the Germans launch their invasion of Belgium.

Author: May Sarton
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 07/01/1985
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 7.90h x 4.90w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780393302394

About the Author
Sarton, May: - May Sarton (1912-1995) was an acclaimed poet, novelist, and memoirist.