Crossing to Safety
A Literature, Literary Fiction, Novels book. We made plenty of mistakes, but we never tripped anybody to gain an advantage, or took illegal shortcuts...
Introduction by Terry Tempest WilliamsAfterword by T. H. Watkins Called a “magnificently crafted story . . . brimming with wisdom” by Howard Frank Mosher in The Washington Post Book World, Crossing to Safety has, since its publication in 1987, established itself as one of the greatest and most cherished American novels of the twentieth century. Tracing the lives, loves, and aspirations of two couples who move between Vermont and Wisconsin, it is a work of quiet majesty, deep compassion, and powerful insight into the alchemy of friendship and marriage.
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- Pages: 368 pages
- ISBN: 9780307430861 / 307430863
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The clear lesson of New Englands history is that when there are not enough suitable men around to run the world, women are perfectly capable of doing so. Wallace Stegner, Crossing to Safety // Is that the basis of friendship? Is it as reactive as that? Do we respond only to people who seem to find us interesting?... Do we all buzz or ring or light up when people press our vanity buttons, and only then? Can I think of anyone in my whole life whom I have liked without his first showing signs of liking me? Wallace Stegner, Crossing to Safety // Youth hasn't got anything to do with chronological age. It's times of hope and happiness. Wallace Stegner, Crossing to Safety //
When I closed this book and laid it aside, my hand was shaking. The shaking was coming from deep inside my body and soul, where Wallace Stegner had infused me with words and images that caused me to tremble with recognition. Stegner understands relationships and he also understands the part of the individual that is never given away... This is a wonderful novel. It is the story of two couples set from the years of the depression until the 1970s; it drifts along at a sedate pace with little violence, little action, but a great deal of human warmth. It is an analysis of friendship and marraige from the beginnings at a college where Sid and Larry are employed. Their... This was definitely one of the better books I have read this year. A slower paced book that I still felt deserved every one of the 5 stars I gave it. This story involved a very intimate and intense look at 4 friends and two marriages over the span of their adult lives. The writing was so descriptive and real...I will go as far as to...
