Interesting Mystery Meets College Memoir
Julie Patel? Her name still haunts me. Bradstreet Gate is a poignant look at college life and murder wrapped up neatly in a beautifully designed paperback format. Shown on the edition I’d read, the cover alone depicts a sinister wrought iron gate slightly ajar, leading to mist shrouded grounds, littered with Victorian buildings. Dark windows and shadowy doorways allow the mind to wander while reading the pages of this story. 3 friends find themselves caught in a web of lies and half-truths. Lives of mystery and second guessing. A situation that would almost crush any 20-something student juggling not only their already frail academic careers, but their vain attempt at maturity as well. Honestly, if a friend was murdered, I believe that would catapult a person directly into maturity and possible even acceptance of mortality, or destroy their life. But I will now digress from my meandering half-assed poetic musing. Georgia, Charlie and Alice join the ranks of new faces on ca