Bradstreet Gate

A Novel

By: Robin Kirman

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

A tour de force about three friends affected by a campus murder, for readers of Donna Tartt, Meg Wolitzer, and Jeffrey Eugenides

Georgia, Charlie and Alice each arrive at Harvard with hopeful visions of what the future will hold. But when, just before graduation, a classmate is found murdered on campus, they find themselves facing a cruel and unanticipated new reality. Moreover, a charismatic professor who has loomed large in their lives is suspected of the crime. Though his guilt or innocence remains uncertain, the unsettling questions raised by the case force the three friends to take a deeper look at their tangled relationship. Their bond has been defined by the secrets they’ve kept from one another—Charlie’s love and Alice’s envy, Georgia’s mysterious affair—and over the course of the next decade, as they grapple with the challenges of adulthood and witness the unraveling of a teacher's once-charmed life, they must reckon with their own deceits and shortcomings, each desperately in search of answers and the chance to be forgiven.

A relentless, incisive, and keenly intelligent novel about promise, disappointment, and the often tenuous bonds of friendship, Bradstreet Gate is the auspicious debut of a tremendously talented new writer.

Overrated

Kept waiting for the murder to be solved. Lots of character development, but no real story

Not a myster thriller

Would you try another book from Robin Kirman and/or Cassandra Campbell?

Not likely for the author. Narration was fine.

What was most disappointing about Robin Kirman’s story?

Could not finish it. Story was disappointing if you are expecting a thriller.

Which scene was your favorite?

None.

Do you think Bradstreet Gate needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

No!

Any additional comments?

Didn't finish book which is unusual for me. Was not interested in story or characters. Very disappointing.

Disappointment

One of those stories that you read or listen to hoping that something will soon happen. The narration was great. That's about the only positive comment I have.

It seemed to need more development all the way through. Again, a disappointment.

Not worth the time

Went nowhere and baffled by the journey what was the point? And who killed the student?

Terrific story but left hanging

Not as flesh crawling as Gone Girl but so many twists and turns it did keep me listening. A good morality play for clueless twenty somethings