Three old friends,two secretsone love–and a whole new beginning. Every week for twenty yearsthree friends meet in a leafy enclosure under the Verrazzano Bridge: Gertiea feisty Norwegian divorc├⌐e and former athlete; Mariaa family-obsessed Italian American widow; and Corinnaa book-lovinghash-smoking eccentric. Together they sit and watch the sea as the ships–and the last years of their lives–sail by. On the eve of Gertie’s eightieth birthdaythey realize that time is running out. Gertie decides she wants to travel the world. Maria secretly plots to reunite Gertie and Corinna with their estranged families. And Corinna falls in love. As the three women strike out in different directionsa series of events unfolds that threatens to destroy the most precious thing of all: their friendship. Heartfelt and humorousAnd the Bridge Is Love invites readers to travel alongside these dynamic women on the journey of a lifetime in this inspiring novel about lovefamilyand forgiveness.