In 2013, The Book Thief was made into a major motion picture, and in 2018 was voted one of America’s all-time favorite books, achieving the 14th position on the PBS Great American Read.

Markus Zusak is the international bestselling author of six novels, including The Book Thief and most recently, Bridge of Clay. 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.Īll of Zusak’s books – including earlier titles, The Underdog, Fighting Ruben Wolfe, When Dogs Cry (also titled Getting the Girl), and The Messenger (or I am the Messenger) – have been awarded numerous honors around the world, ranging from literary prizes to readers choice awards to prizes voted on by booksellers. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. Written in powerfully inventive language and bursting with heart, BRIDGE OF CLAY is signature Zusak. The question is, how far is Clay willing to go? And how much can he overcome? As the Dunbar boys love and fight and learn to reckon with the adult world, they discover the moving secret behind their father’s disappearance.Īt the center of the Dunbar family is Clay, a boy who will build a bridge-for his family, for his past, for greatness, for his sins, for a miracle. The breathtaking story of five brothers who bring each other up in a world run by their own rules. “Devastating, demanding and deeply moving.” - Wall Street Journal 'Mystical and loaded with heart, it's another gorgeous tearjerker from a rising master of them.' - Entertainment Weekly 'One of those monumental books that can draw you across space and time into another family’s experience in the most profound way.' - The Washington Post NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY The unforgettable, New York Times bestselling family saga from Markus Zusak, the storyteller who gave us the extraordinary bestseller THE BOOK THIEF, lauded by the New York Times as 'the kind of book that can be life-changing.'

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