The Bridge of Deaths [Kindle Edition]

M. C. V. EGAN (Author)

Book Description

On August 15th 1939, at the brink of World War II, an English plane crashed and sunk in Danish waters. Five deaths were reported: two Standard Oil of New Jersey employees, a German Corporate Lawyer, an English member of Parliament, and a crew member for the airline. Here is a conceivable version of the events.

Editorial Reviews

Review

An unusual yet much recommended read,   

Midwest Book Review 

What happens in the moments leading up to disaster? TBOD follows the story of a true life event of a plane crash shortly before World War II of an international meeting of many individuals. Compiling a work of intrigue based on those who lost their lives and what they may have been seeking

Windy City TimesThis is a fictional account of a true story--the crash of a  plane, Denmark, 1939 killed five, including author's grandfather and member of the British Parliament, Anthony Crossley. Egan believes the crash was not an accident, her 18 years of research make for a compelling story "TBOD is far more fact that fiction," 

About the Author

M.C.V. Egan lives in South Florida. she is fluent in four languages; English, Spanish, French and Swedish. From a young age became determined to solve the 'mystery' of her grandfather's death, she has researched this story for almost two decades. the story has taken her to Denmark, England and unconventional world of psychics.

Product Details

• File Size: 2112 KB
• Print Length: 374 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1463410417
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Authorhouse (June 8, 2011)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0057GG3T4
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Not Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #860,842 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars History's Mysteries Through Past-Life Explorations January 15, 2012

By Mallory Anne-Marie Haws TOP 1000 REVIEWER

Format:Kindle Edition

The author, M. C. V. Egan, is very forthright in explaining that she is not any expert on world history of the period she relates; in fact, she says that when she began her quest to discover events she knew very little of that era. So as readers we are reassured that the author is not spouting regurgitated history texts, but fictionalizing her own experiences and discoveries. She has no hidden agenda here, no goals except discovery. Instead she is forthright, sharing her explorations and their results with us, her readers. I enjoyed the manner in which she made of herself a character, sharing her actual quests and discoveries and setbacks, just as the fictional characters express their lives throughout the story.

I fell in love with the characters each from their first introduction. Although Ms. Egan uses quite a bit of narrative in introducing them, it's neither boring nor unsubstantiated, for within the narrative she includes dialogue (running in the background, as it were) and a substantial amount of action. She draws her characters in such a way that they are immediately understandable, and the reader easily relates and empathises. The author also has a very clever mode of relating her characters and their events to a background of actual world history in their particular era, which makes the book seem down-to-earth even in the midst of a metaphysical discussion.

She mentions in one spot "the most extraordinary feeling of comfort in simply being with her," and this is the experience I have of "The Bridge of Deaths." I am reminded of all those wonderful books I've read in which I feel as if I have just settled into a comfy armchair beside a roaring fireplace-I can relax, enjoy, and relate to the adventures in the novel as an "Armchair Traveler...." This novel made me feel safe and warm, even while exploring the question of past lives, hypnotic regression, and the effects past life events and encounters have on our present and future.

This novel is fascinating: it has intrigue, romance, love that bridges lifetimes, soul mates, history, mystery, the thrills of the unexpected, philosophy, Spirituality, and metaphysics. It is a warm, cozy, comforting story, with the conviction running throughout that there is an Answer-and answers-if we can just persevere to find out. I eagerly await further novels from this special author. I know in the meantime I will be rereading "The Bridge of Deaths" just for the sheer pleasure it brings me. Read more ›

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars The Bridge of Deaths September 1, 2012

By Erin Davies

Format:Paperback

The Bridge of Deaths by M.C.V. Egan presents a lot of challenges to me as a reviewer. On one hand I enjoyed the plot and and greatly admire Egan's passionate interest in the piece, but on the other I feel the author's inexperience as a fiction writer is all too evident.

Don't make any assumptions from that comment, Egan is by no means a poor writer. Perhaps I am wrong but I just don't think she knew what kind of book she wanted to write. Were she to have cut the fabricated characters/content and presented the story as a strict nonfiction of either her journey or her grandfather's, I would have issued a much higher rating. Similarly if she had cut down the amount of factual information, lost footnotes, concentrated on one particular plot line, and shown more than she told, I would have enjoyed it more as fiction.

For me, combining copious amounts of both fictional and nonfictional content resulted in a disjointed, incohesive, unconvincing piece of literature. I really feel Egan has talent, but I am also convinced her work would be better received were she to format it to a particular classification of print.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Bridge of Deaths August 13, 2012

By kadie

Format:Paperback

I recieved this book as a gift for an honest review.

This book is about a plane crash in 1939, i'm not much for history or war stories, but this one grabbed me, and pulled me in. i really enjoyed it.

this is a fictional book about something that really happened. its very well written. i would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys history.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Bridges Needs A Different Path August 3, 2012

By Penny Freeman

Format:Kindle Edition

For my complete review, please visit Perpetual Chaos of a Wandering Mind [...]
The date: August 15, 1939. The place: Storstrombroen in Denmark. The people: a pilot, a copilot, two oil-company executives, a German corporate lawyer and a British member of Parliament. A fiery crash, suspicious circumstances, conflicting reports, five deaths, and one survivor. A world on the brink of war. All true facts, all meticulously documented.

Add in Zionists, Palestinians, an arms race, the military industrial complex on three continents, psychics, nightmares, hypnotists, past life regression, a Peruvian shaman and espionage. Garnish with a famous bridge and landmark notorious for Nazis gun placements, a watery grave for scores of Allied aircraft and a popular suicide destination. Stir well and you have a really great action/suspense thriller. All the elements are there.

Unfortunately, Ms. Egan doesn't cash in. Lost and floundering in a sea of conflicting loyalties (conventional scholarly research vs. journeys of faith), she cannot decide which approach to take, dabbles with each and ultimately accomplishes none.

In an attempt to better understand her grandfather and explain the reasons for his death, she poured her heart and soul into this book. She sacrificed decades of her life and a significant amount of money to the effort. She retraced her grandfather's footsteps and researched as carefully as any historian working on their doctorate dissertation. However, her personal journey into the spiritual or supernatural arena left her doubting her own veracity (or at least growing fretful of what "true" historians would make of her work) and decided to make her research into fiction.

It doesn't work.... Rather than focusing on the story and victims of the airplane crash in 1939, this book becomes the story of Ms. Egan in 2010, researching the crash and the gentleman she encounters in the process whom they both believe is the reincarnated pilot, the sole survivor. Working from opposite sides of the Atlantic, the pair pulled together all her research into the crash documentation, the guidance she received from psychics and the results of his hyponotherapy sessions with past life regression to come up with . . . . a sequence of events, at the very best.

Ms. Egan raises plenty of questions subsequent to her study of the documentation and crash investigation. Her research is so comprehensive, she seems to know each passenger and investigator intimately. She reports the facts of the anonymous gentleman's sessions and what he believes are the surviving pilot's experiences. But nothing coalesces. She doesn't truly commit to a theory, even fictitiously.

Ms. Egan's narrative voice is strong and well-educated. Her passion for her subject comes through on every page, as does her love for her grandfather, the strength of her faith, and her commitment to peace and humanity. One has to admire the blood, sweat, and tears she has devoted to this work and her courage in exposing to the world her belief system which most would call unorthodox, at best. I believe all of this invests her with the perfect right to write a non-fiction memoir without the thinly veiled attempts to fictionalize her experience. One would hope she will.

Bottom line: This is a fascinating story worthy of print. Ms. Egan's efforts are awe-inspiring. Lovers of history, particularly World War II history, will enjoy reading this book.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing read! May 9, 2013

By Robert Fantina

Format:Paperback

A small plane crash in 1939 would seem to be nothing more than a tragedy for the survivors of the 5 victims. However, on closer scrutiny, it appears there may have been far more than initially meets the eye.
In this book, which combines fact and fiction, the granddaughter of one of the victims seeks for answers. Was it mechanical failure, human error, or sabotage? To complicate matters, a young man in the new millennium has repeated nightmares that may be related to the crash. Past life regression sessions indicate he may have been involved.
A fascinating story, this book takes you inside some of the intrigue that led up to World War II, along with a surprising look at reincarnation. Regardless of a reader's belief in reincarnation, the book makes a great read.

More About the Author

M.C.V. Egan (Maria Catalina Vergara Egan) is the author of The Bridge of Deaths. The story came about through a lifelong obsession to solve the MYSTERY of her maternal grandfather's death in faraway Denmark.
Her grandfather died on August 15th, 1939 in a passenger airplane with a small group of men; all of whom left an interesting trail of doubt as to who they really were. This was two weeks before Hitler invaded Poland and the world plunged into WWII.
The research for this took M.C.V. Egan to various countries, through the unusual world of psychics, to a Peruvian Shaman and past life regressions.
She lives in South Florida with her Husband, Tom Egan; credited with the cover photo, their teenage son and five pound Chihuahua.
Peace is her passion, writing and reading her life and many other creative outlets fill her days.
M.C.V.Egan welcomes authors of all genres at 4covert2overt A DAY IN THE SPOTLIGHT.