The Broken Bridge: A Christian Allegory

"Truly, this is the best Christian fiction book I have read since Hinds Feet on High Places, and I actually find the pace and excitement to be much greater in The Broken Bridge! You will be caught up from the first word and carried along as if you are part of the story, not able to extricate yourself from the experience, but quite content to continue being swept along as you live this fantastic experience!" — Brenda R. Miller

When love is all you have left, how far will you go to reach the one who matters most?

Seven years ago, an earthquake separated Fidel from Verita the day before they were to be married. Now, as they exchange nightly lantern signals—an old watchman’s code Verita learned from her uncle—the churning waters of the Vitae River still separate them, but their light signals speak across the dark divide.

Six builders arrive, each promising to rebuild the bridge. They each represent some aspect of humanity’s attempt to heal what’s broken—through law obedience, knowledge, religion, servitude, charisma, and self-transformation.

When the seventh builder arrives—an ordinary carpenter with extraordinary compassion—everything begins to change. Geshriel speaks of a different kind of restoration, one marked by humility, love, and a mysterious costly sacrifice.

As darkness closes in, will Fidel dare to trust a path that seems weaker than all the others—but somehow feels truer? After seven long years of lantern signals across the raging river, will Fidel and Verita finally be reunited?

This is a story of ache and heartbreak, of longing, of desperate attempts to be reconnected. It speaks of love and loss, of yearning to be reunited.

A story of separation and reunion, sacrifice and redemption—and the bridge that love builds when all else fails.