Cross Creek: Nature, Neighbors, And Life In Rural Florida-Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Cross Creek: Nature, Neighbors, And Life In Rural Florida-Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Cross Creek: Nature, Neighbors, And Life In is a paperback for readers who enjoy fiction with real texture to it. Runs to about 360 pages, so it's an easy book to lose an evening to, and a nice one to give.
What it's about
Cross Creek is a luminous reflection of life in rural Florida, capturing the spirit of nature and community with rare tenderness. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings welcomes readers into her grove home, painting with words the enchanted Florida landscape where citrus trees, redbirds, and the sound of rain become living characters. Here, at Cross Creek, life flows with the seasons—spring, summer, fall, and winter—intertwining with the joys and trials of neighbors and the persistent beauty of the wild. This memoir is a celebration of rural Florida life, an homage to a landscape that offers solace, adventure, and the comfort of belonging. Rawlings’ clear, warm prose transforms everyday life—mending fences, dealing with droughts, sharing laughter with neighbors—into an exploration of what it means to live close to nature and community. With chapters like “For This Is an Enchanted Land” and “The Ancient Enmity,” this book invites you to step inside the old gate of Cross Creek, leaving behind the world’s noise to find an enduring sense of peace, humor, and the beauty of the land. A timeless memoir for those who seek the soul of place.
Book details
- Format: Paperback
- Language: English
- Pages: 360
- Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
- Category: Fiction
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