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Book review: The Bridge of Little Jeremy by Indrajit Garai


Title: The Bridge of Little Jeremy

Author: Indrajit Garai

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Publisher: Indrajit Garai

Publication date: 17th March 2019

My rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Summary:

“Jeremy’s mother is about to go to prison for their debt to the State. He is trying everything within his means to save her, but his options are running out fast.
Then Jeremy discovers a treasure under Paris.
This discovery may save his mother, but it doesn’t come for free. And he has to ride over several obstacles for his plan to work.
Meanwhile, something else is limiting his time…

My review:

The Bridge of Little Jeremy is a heartfelt story that highlights the importance of family and the need for resilience when life throws an array of struggles at you. Despite his age and lack of life experience, Jeremy is able to help his mother through many financial hardships using his sense of adventure, reflection and wit.

My favourite part of this book was the simplicity in friendship and family relationships that played a vital part in highlighting the main themes. Jeremy  is a quiet and thoughtful boy who spends a lot of time with his dog, Leon, and the beauty of this friendship was wonderfully portrayed. Similarly, Leon’s relationship with his mother was just as special and reciprocated making it great to see both mother fret over her son and son take care of his mother.

Unfortunately there wasn’t much plot and this made the pace seem too uneven. I also felt that there was too much self-doubt and questioning coming from Jeremy as he struggled with many decisions. Several moments in the book were filled with a question/answer section and I found this too repetitive and unnecessary.

It was a pleasure to join Jeremy and Leon in the many adventures around Paris. The beautiful setting and wonderful relationships created a feel good atmosphere that stayed with me a long time after finishing the book. I highly recommend this book to anyone hoping to experience the beauty of humanity and celebrate the simplicity in life.

The Bridge of Little Jeremy is now out to buy!

Many thanks to Estelle for providing a free advanced reader’s copy in exchange for my honest review.

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