<p><p>julie Orringer's Astonishing First Novel--eagerly Awaited Since The Publication Of Her Heralded Best-selling Short-story Collection, <i>how To Breathe Underwater </i>(fiercely Beautiful--<i>the New York Times</i>)--is A Grand Love Story And An Epic Tale Of Three Brothers Whose Lives Are Torn Apart By War.<br><br>paris, 1937. Andras Lévi, A Hungarian Jewish Architecture Student, Arrives From Budapest With A Scholarship, A Single Suitcase, And A Mysterious Letter He Has Promised To Deliver To C. Morgenstern On The Rue De Sévigné. As He Becomes Involved With The Letter's Recipient, His Elder Brother Takes Up Medical Studies In Modena, Their Younger Brother Leaves School For The Stage--and Europe's Unfolding Tragedy Sends Each Of Their Lives Into Terrifying Uncertainty. From The Hungarian Village Of Konyár To The Grand Opera Houses Of Budapest And Paris, From The Lonely Chill Of Andras's Garret To The Enduring Passion He Discovers On The Rue De...</p><h3>the New York Times Book Review - Andrew Ervin</h3><p>we All Know What Happened In The Holocaust, Even If Few Among Us Can Ever Understand It, And The Close Of The Novel Demonstrates The Refreshing Trust Orringer Has In Her Audience. <i>the Invisible Bridge</i> Provides Another Literary Glimpse Of The Day-to-day Horrors Of That Time, And Also Reminds Us Of The Potential Contributors To The Postwar World&#151;the Architects And Painters, The Professionals And Tradesmen&#151;who Were Lost From Mitteleuropa&#8230;the Strength Of <i>the Invisible Bridge</i> Lies In Orringer's Ability To Make Us Care So Deeply About The People Of Her All-too-real Fictional World. For The Time It Takes To Read This Fine Novel, And For A Long Time Afterward, It Becomes Our World Too.</p>