Crossing to Safety (Modern Library Classics)

Introduction by Terry Tempest Williams
Afterword 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....show more

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335 pages

Average rating: 7.42

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Tia Maria
Jun 19, 2022
9/10 stars
Second reading of this delight.. Perfect way to launch your summer. Themes of adult friendship, academic life, and old fashioned family lake vacations. Two couples weather life with several ups and downs, culminating in a 3rd part (that I don't enjoy but tolerate) late in life reflection.
Holly Steele
Apr 28, 2022
Original BB? Wallace Stegner is good. Also ‘Angle of Repose’
Julie A
Apr 23, 2022
Melanie's porch parlor with Crossing to Safety Group Rated 5

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