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A re-release with added content to celebrate the tenth anniversary of The Bridge Club! *2010 Foreword Reviews Book Of The Year (General Fiction)**2011 Next Generation Indie Book Awards (First Novel)**2012 Indie Excellence Book Awards (Womens Fiction)*What starts as a monthly card game, turns into forty years that span a woman's journey from youthful optimism to the challenges and opportunities presented as the years pass. The complexities of women's friendships are played out through a maze of inevitable scenarios. Laughter and tears lead to a crisis that challenges principles and proves the power of friendship. The Bridge Club is a story for anyone who cares about friendship. Not simply the "Hi, how are you?" type, but the kind that weathers all storms, unselfishly celebrates triumphs, and hums along year after year with never an unkind word. It does exist.If you already share a friendship like this, you will relate to the women of The Bridge Club. If you don't, perhaps the story will inspire you to find it. "In its tenth anniversary edition, The Bridge Club captures the heart of its members, spanning forty years of close, intimate friendship. Sands, through her expert storytelling, weaves the lives and loves of eight women, capturing life's greatest challenges with honesty and courage. Readers looking for a timely tale of sisterhood and the power that comes along with it will be moved by the rarest of friendships and the final act that proves their strength and worth."--Rochelle B. Weinstein, USA TODAY and Amazon bestselling author of What We Leave Behind, The Mourning After, Where We Fall, Somebody's Daughter, and This Is Not How It Ends."The Bridge Club, a captivating tale of friendship by Patricia Sands, celebrates its tenth anniversary, but the story is as relevant today as it was a decade earlier. What starts as a monthly Tuesday bridge club set in Canada, evolves into a 40-year journey covering each member's life, loves and losses. Sands, a gifted storytelle