Story of a Ravickian writer attempting to document the crisis in her town, Ravicka. Ana Patova Crosses a Bridge seems to me to be the easiest read of Gladman's Ravicka series, which is definitely not to say that everything (or anything) from the previous books (or even this book) is explained. Of Gladman's Ravika series, I like the style of this one the best; this book has the most quotable lines, & I found the images the most resonant. The shifting nature of time and place that's described in Ana Patova Crosses a Bridge reminds me of The Twilight World, & the hidden movements of Ravicka's buildings and spaces reminds me of China Mieville's short story "Reports of Certain Events in London". In each of these books, Gladman describes geography & architecture, but I'm always wondering what the geography & architecture is describing.