Through My Eyes
CRITICS HAVE SAID
- Sepia-toned period photographs join the sidebars in rounding out Bridges’s account. But Bridges’s words, recalling a child’s innocence and trust, are more vivid than even the best of the photos. Like poetry or prayer, they melt the heart.
Publishers Weekly
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