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Sep 25, 2007 · The Bridge of Sighs in Venice connects the Doge Palace to an adjacent prison, and, as Lucy relates, “Crossing this bridge, the convicts—at least the ones without money or influence—came to understand that all hope was lost” [p. 320].
Sep 25, 2007 · The Bridge of Sighs in Venice connects the Doge Palace to an adjacent prison, and, as Lucy relates, “Crossing this bridge, the convicts—at least the ones without money or influence—came to understand that all hope was lost” [p. 320]. How does the historical function of the bridge, as well as the myths surrounding it, relate to ...
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READERS GUIDE “A magnificent, bighearted new novel [and] an astounding achievement. . . . A masterpiece.” —The Boston Globe The introduction, questions, and suggestions for further reading that follow are designed to enliven your group’s discussion of Bridge of Sighs, a rich, multilayered novel by Richard Russo, the author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Empire Falls.
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The introduction, questions, and suggestions for further reading that follow are designed to enliven your group’s discussion of Bridge of Sighs, a rich, multilayered novel by Richard Russo, the author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Empire Falls. Louis Charles “Lucy” Lynch has spent his whole life in Thomaston, a small town in upstate
Sep 25, 2007 · Richard Russo. 3.80. 24,605 ratings2,831 reviews. Bridge of Sighs courses with small-town rhythms and the claims of family. Here is a town, as well as a world, defined by magnificent and nearly devastating contradictions. Louis Charles (“Lucy”) Lynch has spent all his sixty years in upstate Thomaston, New York, married to the same woman ...
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Sep 25, 2007 · The Bridge of Sighs, located in Venice, Italy, is several thousand miles from his favorite haunts. Constructed in the 16th century, the Bridge of Sighs crossed the Rio di Palazzo and connected the interrogation rooms of Venetian police with the prisons. In the 19th century Lord Byron gave the bridge its famous name by suggesting that inmates ...
14. The Bridge of Sighs in Venice connects the Doge Palace to an adjacent prison, and, as Lucy relates, “Crossing this bridge, the convicts—at least the ones without money or influence—came to understand that all hope was lost” [p. 320]. How does the historical function of the bridge, as well as the myths sur-
