Teri Coyne's Reviews
Reviews of Teri’s Work
Jul.15.2009
Published by Kirkus Reviews
A young woman engulfed by alcoholism is summoned home when her abusive father
suffers a massive stroke and her mother kills herself. Narrator Alexandra, aka Cat,
has only one...
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Aug.01.2009
Published by BookPage
People who know Teri Coyne's work as a stand-up comedian are going to be very, very surprised by her intense, emotionally wrenching first novel, The Last Bridge. There are many...
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Published by The Daily Beast
A comic turned novelist debuts a dark tale.
If you’re familiar with Teri Coyne’s former life as a stand-up comedian, get ready for something very, very different. With her debut...
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May.15.2009
Published by Booklist
Summoned home after a 10-year absence by a neighbor's shocking phone call, Cat enters the farmhouse where she wasn't so much raised as pummeled into submission . A delicate...
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Mar.09.2009
Published by Publishers Weekly
The Last Bridge Teri Coyne. Ballantine, $22 (288p) ISBN 978-0-345-50731-0
Coyne's compelling debut shines an unnerving light on the fallout from a childhood rooted in abuse....
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About Teri
I am the author of the novel The Last Bridge which was released by Ballantine Books in July 2009. I am an alumna of New York University. In addition to writing fiction, I wrote and performed stand-up comedy for many years. I divide my time between New York...
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