Across The River And Into The Trees

Author: Ernest Hemingway
Binding: Hardback
Published: Readers Union : Jonathan Cape, 1952

Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket – some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner

Ernest Hemingway’s Across The River And Into The Trees chronicles the poignant final days of Colonel Richard Cantwell, an American officer grappling with age, illness, and the ghosts of war in post-World War II Italy. The narrative presents a deeply reflective journey as Cantwell revisits past loves and battles, illustrating the profound impact of conflict on the human spirit. This melancholic work captures a sense of fading glory and the enduring weight of memory, all set against the evocative backdrop of Venice and the Italian countryside. It offers a somber meditation on mortality and the search for meaning in a life marked by both heroism and heartbreak.