Across the River and Into the Trees - Ernest Hemingway

Across the River and Into the Trees

By Ernest Hemingway

  • Release Date: 2002-07-25
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature

Description

An ailing American colonel and an Italian countess find a revitalizing love amid despair in post-World War II Venice in this classic novel.

Set in Venice at the close of World War II, Across the River and into the Trees is the bittersweet story of a middle-aged American colonel, scarred by war and in failing health, who finds love with a young Italian countess at the very moment when his life is coming a physical hardship to him. It is a love so overpowering and spontaneous that it revitalizes the man’s spirit and encourages him to dream of a future, even though he knows that there can be no hope for long. Spanning a matter of hours, Across the River and into the Trees is tender and moving, yet tragic in the inexorable shadow of what must come.

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