Critical Praise
"..one of the best novels to come out of the South in recent years."
——Rhett Jackson, THE HAPPY BOOKSELLER (for Book Sense 76)
"Marlette is one of the best new writers Ive read in a long time….[The Bridge] is absolutely compelling.
——ELLE Magazine (Reader's Prize)
"The Bridge [is] a great story--exuberant, proud, myth-challenging. A hugely ambitious novel.
——Valerie Sayers, The Washington Post Book World
"An exceptional first novel from a multi-talented author: gripping, exciting, moving, challenging, illuminating."
——Jay Hollenberger, Crossroads Market Bookstore, Houston, TX
"Marlette's fiction is as searing and brilliant as his visual art. The Bridge is an exceptional, eloquent book."
——St. Petersburg Times
"Marlette masterfully evokes the fierce familial bonds that can either devastate or liberate the human spirit.”
——Booklist
"The Bridge [is] a well-written, engrossing tale….An impressive debut and powerful read."
——Charlotte Observer
"Marlette's prose has a straightforward immediacy."
——New York Times Book Review
"[The Bridge]…contains just the right mix of humor and dignity. Recommended.”
——Library Journal
"The fiction debut of a gifted and perceptive artist….Engaging."
——Publishers Weekly
"Impressive…Engaging…[Marlette] is a talented novelist."
——Raleigh News & Observer
