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Crossing to Safety

by Wallace Stegner

Friendship and marriage across two states

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Friendship and marriage across two states

Wallace Stegner’s novel traces the lives and aspirations of two couples whose connections span Vermont and Wisconsin. Its central material is the changing shape of friendship and marriage over time, with both relationships presented as part of a shared story. The setting links the couples’ lives across two states, while the focus remains on the bonds they form and sustain. Introductions by Terry Tempest Williams and T. H. Watkins provide additional framing for this edition.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in novels about long-term friendship and marriage.
  • Readers drawn to literary fiction centered on relationships and shared lives.
  • Readers seeking a story that moves between Vermont and Wisconsin.

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FriendshipMarriageLove and aspirationRelationships over time

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Book overview

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. 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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