Bridge of Clay by Markus ZusakISBN: 9781984830159, 560 pages
Publication Date: 2018-10-09
In this epic tale by Zusak (The Book Thief), we meet the Dunbar boys: narrator Matthew; wild Rory; bridge builder Clay; Henry, the entrepreneur; and Tommy, the animal lover. After having left the boys on their own, their father, Michael, returns to ask for their help in building a bridge across a river. Only Clay rises to the challenge. Invoking the Iliad and the Odyssey, the story takes on big themes such as love, death, sin, abandonment, and redemption.