In "Alexander's Bridge," Willa Cather crafts a poignant narrative of ambition and inner turmoil. Follow Bartley Alexander, a successful bridge engineer whose life seems enviable, yet is fractured by a rekindled romance with a former lover. As he balances a demanding career and personal conflicts, the emotional strain threatens to unravel his stability. Cather's debut novel explores the delicate architecture of identity, the passions that bind us, and the inevitable cost of unresolved desires.