The Crossing
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Who else has entered Tim's life the way Maud did, with the force of a myth? This woman who fell past him, lay seemingly dead on the ground, then stood and walked. There is so much he wants; to rescue her, to reach her. But even after they marry, there is nothing to suggest Maud has any need of him. She is a woman with a talent for survival, who works long hours and loves to sail-preferably alone.
When unspeakable tragedy befalls their marriage, Maud attempts an escape from her husband and the hypocrisies of society. In her quest she will encounter the impossible and push her mind and body to their limit.
From two-time Booker Prize-shortlisted author Andrew Miller comes a viscerally honest, hypnotic portrait of motherhood, the lure of the sea, and the ultimate unknowability of others.
"The Crossing feels] urgent in a way that much contemporary fiction does not." The New York Times Book Review
"Exceptionally fine storytelling." Library Journal
"The fantastic voyage of a haunted woman." Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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