Under the Bridge by Rebecca Godfrey audiobook

Under the Bridge

By Rebecca Godfrey
Introduction read by Mary Gaitskill
Read by  Erin Moon  and Rebecca Godfrey

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14.23 Hours Unabridged
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It has been a long road to justice for Reena Virk, beaten and murdered at the hands of her teenage peers. The  murder of this girl is one of the most notorious and heartbreaking cases in Canadian history. Here, for the first time, acclaimed author Rebecca Godfrey reveals the stunning truth about a Canadian tragedy that captured international headlines. Who were the seemingly ordinary suburban teenagers who found themselves under the bridge in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, on the night of November 14, 1997? Why would a girl who longed to be their friend be beaten and killed? And how did so many teenagers keep terrible secrets from parents, teachers and police for eight days? These are the questions all of us have been asking, and in Under the Bridge the answers are revealed in a stunning narrative. Godfrey spent six years researching the case, conducting exclusive interviews with parents, classmates, police, prosecutors and, perhaps most importantly, several of the youths, including Warren Glowatski, one of the two teenagers convicted of murdering Virk. Godfrey also witnessed firsthand the many trials of Kelly Ellard, also found guilty of killing a girl who just wanted to fit in.

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Summary

Summary

Winner of the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Non-Fiction

A Globe and Mail (Toronto) Best Books of the Year Selection

A Men’s Journal Pick of the 10 Best True-Crime Books

A Rolling Stone magazine pick of Best True-Crime Books for Music Lovers

It has been a long road to justice for Reena Virk, beaten and murdered at the hands of her teenage peers. The  murder of this girl is one of the most notorious and heartbreaking cases in Canadian history.

Here, for the first time, acclaimed author Rebecca Godfrey reveals the stunning truth about a Canadian tragedy that captured international headlines.

Who were the seemingly ordinary suburban teenagers who found themselves under the bridge in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, on the night of November 14, 1997? Why would a girl who longed to be their friend be beaten and killed? And how did so many teenagers keep terrible secrets from parents, teachers and police for eight days?

These are the questions all of us have been asking, and in Under the Bridge the answers are revealed in a stunning narrative. Godfrey spent six years researching the case, conducting exclusive interviews with parents, classmates, police, prosecutors and, perhaps most importantly, several of the youths, including Warren Glowatski, one of the two teenagers convicted of murdering Virk. Godfrey also witnessed firsthand the many trials of Kelly Ellard, also found guilty of killing a girl who just wanted to fit in.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Both tragic and cathartic.” New York Times
“A skilled and emotionally compelling investigation into the dark heart of adolescent society…A keen-edged and heart-rending account.” National Post
“The reader experiences evil as not out of the ordinary: wickedness, in Godfrey’s portrayal, is an accretion of unexceptional moments, a slow accumulation culminating in a decisive inhumanity.” Los Angeles Review of Books
“Godfrey approaches a brutal crime in an unlikely spot the way a novelist would.” Booklist
“Reconstructs a horrific murder with a vividness found in the finest fiction, without ever sacrificing journalistic integrity.” Kirkus Reviews
“With a gripping journalistic style, novelist Godfrey…recounts the story.” Publisher Weekly

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Author

Author Bio: Rebecca Godfrey

Author Bio: Rebecca Godfrey

Rebecca Godfrey (1967-2022) was a Canadian novelist and journalist. Her first novel, The Torn Skirt, was a national bestseller and a finalist for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. Her second book, Under the Bridge, an investigation into the Reena Virk case, was a Globe and Mail Book of the Year and also received the B.C. Award for Canadian Nonfiction and the Arthur Ellis Award for Nonfiction.

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Available Formats : CD
Category: Nonfiction/True Crime
Runtime: 14.23
Audience: Adult
Language: English