Yonder the Bridge*: The Story of an Impossible Courtship

by Eva Berck

Book Overview

Yonder the Bridge is the product of six years of dedicated, if erratic, work squeezed between household chores, babysitting, nursing duties, and - says author Eva Berck - baking enough birthday cakes... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0962993719
• ISBN13: 9780962993718
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Somerset House Publishing
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.73 lbs.

Customer Reviews

an insider learns the background

I found this book utterly engrossing and not just because I went to high school with "Bertie." I was completely intrigued to learn about his mother and her girlhood in Germany, how she got through the war and how she met her future American husband. What a wonderful gift for storytelling Ms. Berck has! I simply couldn't put it down, and didn't want it to end.My mother sent me Yonder the Bridge as a gift, autographed by the author, and I found it to be a gem in its own right, not just because of my personal connections. I'm positive other readers will find it as captivating as I did, although the overlying fun of knowing the author and what will ultimately happen was an added pleasure, not a detraction for me.

Reliving my youth

This is an excellent book written by an author who is my age, and who, like me, lived in West Berlin during the second world war. The story provides an accurate account of the conditions in Berlin during the war, and of the friendship shared between the American soldiers (who we all admired) and the Berliners. It will be of great value to those interested in the historical aspects of the story, as well as to those who want a real page-turner about a young girl's perspectives on living through the war and how she and her family were able to cope through such a devastating time. A wonderful story which recounts the developmnt of a relationship between a young girl from Berlin and an American soldier who become separated by the battles of war, only to be brought back together again by fate. The ending is sure to be remembered by anyone fortunate enough to read this accurate description of our history and that of the young girl who is at its center. An excellent yarn.