![]() ![]() No outsider ever knows the interior landscape of a marriage. The introduction tells us that “Crossing to Safety is a love story…in the sense that it explores private lives. The hunt for the Holy Grail of tenure and discussions of suitable academic work that will get tenure is one theme - poetry? novels? literary criticism? Each year the two couples get together at a summer family compound in Vermont owned by the wealthier couple. It’s an academic novel in a sense – both men start out as English professors at the University of Wisconsin in the difficult years of the late 1930’s – the end of the Depression, heading into WW II. The story follows two couples through life. ![]() Despite some dark passages, it’s a delight to read and I’m adding it as one of my all-time favorites. ![]()
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