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Winner of the 2006 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Non-Fiction.
The murder of Reena Virk in 1997 is one of the most notorious and heartbreaking cases in Canadian history. In Under the Bridge, acclaimed author Rebecca Godfrey reveals the stunning truth about a Canadian tragedy that captured international headlines. Godfrey spent six years researching the case, conducting exclusive interviews with parents, classmates, police, prosecutors and several of the youths involved, including Warren Glowatski, one of the two teenagers convicted of murdering Virk. Godfrey also witnessed firsthand the many sensational trials of the infamous Kelly Ellard, the other convicted killer in the case. Blending extensive reportage with masterful narrative, Under the Bridge is a suspenseful, insightful story of violence and redemption
About this Author
REBECCA GODFREY grew up in Victoria, British Columbia. She is the author of the novel The Torn Skirt, which was nominated for a BC Book Prize and widely praised for its portrait of adolescence. Under the Bridge was a national bestseller and a finalist for the Pearson Writers Trust Non-Fiction Prize. Godfrey lives in New York City. Visit her website at www.rebeccagodfrey.com.
Reviews
"Godfrey's portraits are complex and unsentimental. . . . A homicide is best told as a story, and this marvelous book makes this very clear." -- The Globe and Mail
"Easily one of the most harrowing nonfiction books of the year. . . . Godfrey cannily shifts perspectives, which allows for insights not only into the legalities of the case but also into the minds of the teens involved. This is a dark ride." -- Vancouver Sun
"A skilled and emotionally compelling investigation into the dark heart of adolescent society . . . a complex interwoven narrative of the events that is at once intimate and detached. . . A keen-edged and heart-rending account." -- National Post
"Both tragic and cathartic." -- The New York Times
"A modern day Crime and Punishment that keeps you on the edge of your seat. A stunning book that manages to terrify and enlighten at the same time. I reread it on a regular basis to remind myself what the best, most empathic crime journalism can be like." -- Gary Shteyngart
"A brilliant, compassionate retelling of a horrific murder." -- O, The Oprah Magazine
"Intelligent . . . insightful . . . will be remembered for years." -- Sarah Weinman, author of The Real Lolita
"Dreamy, mysterious and ultimately terrifying." -- Megan Abbott, author of Give Me Your Hand
"A swift, harrowing classic, perfect for these unnerving times." -- Jenny Offill, author of Dept. of Speculation
"Lipstick, platform shoes and braces have never felt more menacing. The book reads like a breezy bestseller, but it's Godfrey's in-depth reporting that gets under your skin." -- GQ
"In this groundbreaking book, Rebecca Godfrey writes with insight and compassion . . . She unspools a story that feels only too relevant today--an outsider yearning to fit in, a Queen Bee holding on to her crown, and an unfortunate misfit in the wrong place at the wrong time." -- Stephanie Savage, co-creator, Gossip Girl and Marvel's Runaways
"An in-depth look at the social circumstances and societal and cultural influences that led to this horrific event." -- Tobias Carroll, Rolling Stone
"Offers an insightful perspective into the challenging, disturbing pressures of adolescent life in the 21st century. A must-read for parents and educators." -- New York Daily News
"Under the Bridge, as does In Cold Blood and The Executioner's Song, defies and transcends genre. Yes, the crime--a gang of teenage girls plotting and carrying out the murder of another--is horrific, but make no mistake about it: Godfrey's book is a brilliant work of literature." -- Binnie Kirshenbaum, author of Rabbits for Food
"An intelligent, insightful book that will be remembered for years." -- Baltimore Sun
"Godfrey, who mixes novelistic suspense with a journalist's key eye for detail, does a terrific job of presenting the facts and letting readers decide how to judge the accused." -- Bustle
"Will keep anybody with a brain and a heart reading into the night." -- Knoxville News Sentinel
"Hypnotic, obsessive, wonderfully transformative." -- John Guare, author of Six Degrees of Separation
"Haunting . . . phenomenal cinematic raw material." -- The Hollywood Reporter
"Under the Bridge is a prodigiously researched and carefully observed account of a senseless murder and its aftermath. Rebecca Godfrey brings a sympathetic imagination and a finely tuned ear for language to bear on a dark subject, with spectacular results." -- Evan Cornog, publisher, Columbia Journalism Review
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