So, even if this book was published back in 1988, it is such a classic, and could be read and taught today in college classrooms. (The characters he created.) Still, it seems like the unifying theme overall is the friendship. I wonder sometimes if he knows these people personally.

We distrust the rapidity of their rise and the size of their monetary success. Life imitating art?) Stegner seems like a realist in his own reflection as a writer telling this story. Crossing to Safety (1987) Wallace Stegner (1909-1993) As I approach 70 Doris Grumbach, I am uncomfortably aware that my generation regards very young writers with suspicion verging on indefensible dislike. (One wanted to write a book about one of the characters. Or are they complicated people? Illness happens. Stegner takes a long look backat four decades of a foursomes lifein a novel that at moments is beguiling, though at others it labors for its theme. It gives the book a complexity without detracting from it being an engaging story about interesting people. Wallace Stegners Crossing to Safety is the story of a friendship between two couples, but is also a reflection on the dreams of youth and forced compromises associated with those dreams. When we think about the friendship between these couples we consider it a reflection about life, memory and art. Where do I begin? Do I talk about the friendship between the two couples of 35 years? Or do I talk about the love, or the order versus chaos, or the nature versus art, or the academia? I know, it sounds like this could be complete chaos. I read this several years ago, but I am now bringing my review to Goodreads. Crossing to Safety by Stegner, Signed (32 results) You searched for: Author: stegner, Title: crossing to safety.

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