Random House, 1987. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. LIKE NEW. 1ST. pp. 277. Publisher: Random House; First Edition, Later Printing (January 1, 1987) Language: English ISBN-10: 086914054X ISBN-13: 978-0869140543 Item Weight: 13.6 OUNCES. 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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Anna Sewell was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, on March 30, 1820. Brought up in a strict Quaker family, Anna developed a strong interest in horses as a young girl. But a crippling bone disease and a fall in 1834 left her an invalid for most of her life. By her mid-thirties she was severely lame and could only get around in a pony cart, and characteristically she would never use a whip on the animal. In 1871, she was told she had eighteen months to live, and by the end of that year, she had begun her book, Black Beauty , hoping it might make people a little kinder to their faithful horses. Although she was seriously ill, she lived long enough to finish her book and see it published in 1877. On April 25, 1878, she died at her home in Old Catton near Norwich, England. Black Beauty , an enormous success from its first appearance, was soon adopted by the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and used to improve the conditions of horses everywhere. Meg Rosoff was born in Boston, USA. She has worked in publishing, public relations and most recently advertising, but thinks the best job in the world would be head gardener for Regents Park. Meg lives in Highbury, North London. She is the author of Just in Case, What I Was and How I Live Now .

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Bookseller: BookQuest (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 70419
Title: Crossing to Safety
Author: Stegner, Wallace
Format/Binding: SOFTCOVER
Book Condition: New LIKE NEW
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1ST
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 086914054X
ISBN 13: 9780869140543
Publisher: Random House
Place of Publication: Melbourne
Date Published: 1987
Keywords: Religious Science Fiction & Fantasy

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