Description
Bridge by Lauren Beukes is a reality-bending science-fiction thriller about grief, identity and the choices that shape our lives. Bridget Kittinger has always struggled to step out from the shadow of her mother, Jo, a troubled neuroscientist whose obsession with a mysterious device called the “dreamworm” contributed to their estrangement. When Jo dies, Bridge discovers that her mother’s supposedly delusional theories may have been true: the device can open portals to alternate realities and other versions of herself.
Determined to discover whether another version of her mother might still be alive—and perhaps find out who she could have become—Bridge begins travelling between radically different worlds. But the dreamworm comes with a dangerous cost, and others are willing to kill to possess it. Her journey takes her across countless possible lives and realities while forcing her to confront grief, family, identity and the consequences of her choices.
Inventive and fast-paced, the novel combines alternate realities, scientific speculation, mystery and emotional family drama. This book would appeal to readers who enjoy science fiction thrillers, multiverse stories, psychological suspense and imaginative novels about identity and family.
