Cross of Snow

Cross of SnowBy: Nicholas A. Basbanes A major literary biography of America's best loved nineteenth century poet, the first in more than fifty years, and a much needed reassessment for the twenty first century of a writer whose stature and celebrity were unparalleled in his time, whose work helped to explain America's new world not only to Americans but to Europe and beyond. From the author of On Paper ("Buoyant" The New Yorker; "Essential" Publishers Weekly),

he sounds a warning that all is not well in the Chinese heartlands

of love between mother and son and of enduring hope in the face of unspeakable hardship

Loosely based on Marilyn French’s own life

child welfare authorities descend on the Hoffmans

can choose to speak out for what is right

author of The Song of Achilles

but when her kidnapper demands information about her past

Sarah's drawings reveal the structure of roots

she won't have much time to grieve

the original serialized versions of Red Harvest and The Dain Curse

In THE SILVER AGE

they may become more than lovers-they may become a weapon of light that could tip the balance of the war and save Drake's people