Our Creative Orthodontist

Our orthodontist at Children's Dental World in Winnipeg, Dr. Milos Lekic, surprised us all when he told us he was writing a book. The first thing that came to mind was, "this book must be about teeth in some way" but to our surprise he was writing a fictional novel, The Bridge Between, filled with romance, tragedy, love and war. Very impressed by his added status of author we encouraged him to share this story with the world and The Bridge Between was published.

Milos gained instant success and spent 3 consecutive weeks on the Winnipeg Bestsellers list in the paperback-fiction category. The Bridge Between is available at McNally Robinson and online at www.amazon.ca,  www.trafford.com and www.miloslekic.com

Below is a short synopsis of The Bridge Between:

The Bridge Between is a story told by the main character, Mickey. When we first meet Mickey, the twelve-year-old boy is growing up in Yugoslavia with his parents and grandfather. During a full moon, his Grandfather takes Mickey to an old stone bridge spanning the Neretva River. It served as a vital trading route and also as a bridge of ideas between East and West.

Mickey, a Christian, falls in love with Leila, a Muslim from the other side of the Old Bridge. They date and go to medical school together, but are called back to their hometown because of war. As a result of their different backgrounds, they must remain on opposite sides of the bridge.

During the ensuing months Mickey, now drafted, struggles with his faith and the meaning of it all, while the land he loves and the people close to him are torn apart by war. “I guess it’s human nature to divide ‘us’ from ‘them’ and then to point fingers at each other,” the author writes early on.

It was on the Old Bridge that Mickey’s grandparents first met and fell in love, where Mickey met his beloved Leila, and where he nearly ended his life when he thought Leila was dead.