The Bridge Ladies
The Bridge Ladies by Betsy Lerner, published by HarperCollins on May 3, 2016, is presented in a large print edition with 416 pages. This book explores the complex relationship between a daughter and her mother through the lens of a long-standing Bridge game, offering insights into both the game and life itself. As Lerner returns to her childhood home to care for her mother after surgery, she unexpectedly finds herself drawn into the world of the Bridge Ladies, a group that embodies loyalty and connection.
Readers will discover how the Bridge game serves as a backdrop for Lerner’s journey of reconciliation and understanding with her mother, Roz. The narrative delves into themes of family and relationships, revealing the misunderstandings and tragedies that have shaped their lives. Through her interactions with the Bridge Ladies, Lerner confronts her past and the generational divide, ultimately finding common ground that had eluded her for years. This personal memoir offers a poignant reflection on the bonds that can be forged, even later in life.
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A fifty-year-old Bridge game provides an unexpected way to cross the generational divide between a daughter and her mother. Betsy Lerner takes us on a powerfully personal literary journey, where we learn a little about Bridge and a lot about life.
After a lifetime defining herself in contrast to her mother’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” generation, Lerner finds herself back in her childhood home, not five miles from the mother she spent decades avoiding. When Roz needs help after surgery, it falls to Betsy to take care of her. She expected a week of tense civility; what she got instead were the Bridge Ladies. Impressed by their loyalty, she saw something her generation lacked. Facebook was great, but it wouldn’t deliver a pot roast.
Tentatively at first, Betsy becomes a regular at her mother’s Monday Bridge club. Through her friendships with the ladies, she is finally able to face years of misunderstandings and family tragedy, the Bridge table becoming the common ground she and Roz never had.
By turns darkly funny and deeply moving, The Bridge Ladies is the unforgettable story of a hard-won—but never-too-late—bond between mother and daughter.
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