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Dec 12, 1996 · A poignant tale of a revitalizing love that is found too late—the fleeting connection between an Italian countess and an injured American colonel inspires light and hope, while only darkness lies ahead. In the fall of 1948, Ernest Hemingway made his first extended visit to Italy in thirty years.
Jul 25, 2002 · 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.
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Dec 12, 1996 · by Ernest Hemingway (Author) 3.9 941 ratings. See all formats and editions. A poignant tale of a revitalizing love that is found too late—the fleeting connection between an Italian countess and an injured American colonel inspires light and hope, while only darkness lies ahead.
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Jul 25, 2002 · 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 ...
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Jul 6, 2017 · Across the River and into the Trees. Paperback – 6 July 2017. A poignant story of the inability to capture lost youth, by the Nobel Prize-winning author of A Farewell to Arms. Richard Cantrell is an American colonel living in Venice just after the Second World War.
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A bittersweet homage to love that overpowers reason, to the resilience of the human spirit, and to the world-weary beauty and majesty of Venice, Across the River and into the Trees stands as Hemingway's statement of defiance in response to the great dehumanizing atrocities of the Second World War.
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Hemingway draws us into a mysterious romance in Venice, where all good romances should be. There are battle won friendships, fine food, delicious wine and hunting. Wonderful read.
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