Mrs. Bridge

Mrs. Bridge is the debut novel by American author Evan S. Connell, published in 1959. Comprising 117 brief episodes, it tells the story of an upper-middle-class family in Kansas City during the period between the First and Second World Wars, primarily from the perspective of the mother, Mrs. Bridge. The novel explores how Mrs. Bridge and her family navigate the changing social norms and moral values of the time, particularly regarding civil rights and gender roles.

The book was followed by a companion novel, Mr. Bridge, published in 1969. Both novels were adapted into the film Mr. and Mrs. Bridge (1990).

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.