Book Review of
The Bridge
Now a Hallmark Channel movie event, The Bridge, along with prequel The Beginning, is a heartwarming story of two couples who find love in a bookstore and experience the sort of miracle that can only happen at Christmastime.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury has written a modern-day classic with this unforgettable love story set against the struggle of the American bookstore. Molly Allen lives alone in Portland, but she left her heart back in Tennessee when she walked away from Ryan five years ago. They had a rare sort of love she hasn’t found since.
Ryan Kelly lives in Nashville after a broken engagement and several years on the road touring with a country music duo. Sometimes when he’s lonely, he visits The Bridge—the oldest bookstore in historic downtown Franklin—and remembers the hours he and Molly once spent there.
For over four decades, Charlie and Donna Barton have run The Bridge, providing customers with coffee, conversation, and shelves of classics—even through dismal sales and the rise of digital books. Then the hundred-year flood sweeps through Franklin and destroys everything. The bank is about to pull the store’s lease when tragedy strikes. Can two generations of readers rally together to save The Bridge? And is it possible that an unforgettable love might lead to the miracle of a second chance?
Lynn's Review
I think The Bridge by Karen Kingsbury is the first Karen Kingsbury book that I have read. I might have read something else by her, but it has been years. I enjoyed this book for an easy fun read. It involves books and bookstores with a couple of love stories mixed in. I enjoyed it for a fun Christmas read. It does read like a Hallmark movie. At times you might roll your eyes at the cheesy love story part. There is a Hallmark movie based on this book, but I have not seen it. I liked that this book had romance but was still clean.
I’ve read quite a few of her books, but that was years ago. I’ll have to look into this one.