The Family Under the Bridge
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The Family Under the Bridge

by Natalie Savage Carlson

1958•Family•100 pages

Taste attributes: familycomedydramafresh & originalwholesomelightlinearenclosedemotive & stirringunlikely connectionshuman spirit/resilience/survivalempowerment/personal growth

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Boxlist takeWholesome and light: a family novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like warmth over edge.

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Open Library rating

3.3 / 5

6 ratings

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About This Book

This is the delightfully warm and enjoyable story of an old Parisian named Armand, who relished his solitary life. Children, he said, were like starlings, and one was better off without them.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FamilyComedyDramaUnlikely connectionsHuman spirit/resilience/survivalEmpowerment/personal growth

Subjects

Juvenile fictionTrampsFamilyGypsiesEtiologyPhysiological Sexual DysfunctionSexual BehaviorNewbery Honor

Details

Author
Natalie Savage Carlson
Published
1958
Pages
100
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