Today, the father who abandoned them is about to walk back in.īut why has he returned, and who have the boys become since he left?Īt the helm is Matthew, cynical, poetic Rory, forever truanting Henry, the money-spinner and young Tommy, the pet collector who has colonised the house with dysfunctional pets, including Achilles the mule and Rosy the border collie.Īnd then there’s Clay, the quiet one, his whole young life haunted by an unspeakable act.įrom the tale of their grandfather, whose passion for the ancient Greeks still colours their lives, to the mother and father who met over a mislaid piano, to the present day, where five sons dwell in a house with no rules, Bridge of Clay is an epic portrait of a ramshackle family and the unburying of one boy’s tragic secret. /rebates/2f97803758456042fBridge-Clay-Zusak-Markus-03758456072fplp&.

His work is translated into more than forty languages, and has spent more than a decade on the New York Times bestseller list, establishing Zusak as one of the most successful authors to come out of Australia. Nominated as one of Americas best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read. The extraordinary number-one New York Times best seller that is now a major motion picture, Markus Zusaks unforgettable story is about the ability of books to feed the soul. The five Dunbar brothers are living - fighting, dreaming, loving - in the perfect squalor of a house without grownups. Markus Zusak is the international bestselling author of six novels, including The Book Thief and most recently, Bridge of Clay. Don’t miss Bridge of Clay, Markus Zusak’s first novel since The Book Thief. Random House presents the audiobook edition of Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak.įrom the internationally acclaimed, prize-winning, best-selling author of The Book Thief, here is a story told backwards and inside out.

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