The Bridge Builder's Story (Beeler Mysteries)

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Summary: Howard Fast Builds Important Bridges in this Book!
Review: Where have you been all my life, Howard Fast? This is my first experience with his writing and his words flowed into my consciousness like an old friend!

This is a straight-forward tale of youthful innocence lost and a search for peace-of-mind despite past tragedy. When Scott Waring's young wife was brutally murdered by the Gestapo on their 1939 honeymoon in Berlin, he is forced to spend many guilt-ridden and lonely years trying to sort out his life. It was through the important influence of Max Leiberman, his abrasive yet honest psychiatrist, and his newly-found love, Janet Goldman - the young NYC waitress/dancer who survived the atrocities of the Holocaust - that helped Scott overcome the horrors of his past and his own ingrained prejudices.

This is called "The Bridge Builder's Story" for more than one reason. Sure - Waring is an engineer who builds actual bridges ... but he also builds symbolic bridges between past & present as well as bridges of understanding amongst different faiths, nationalities, etc.

A fast-moving, easy-read that would make a great airplane book. I look forward to reading more of Howard Fast's novels.