HEMINGWAY\'S POIGNANT TALE OF A LOVE FOUND TOO LATE Set in Venice at the close of World War II, Across the River and Into the Trees is the bittersweet story of a middle-aged American colonel, scarred by war and in failing health, who finds love with a young Italian countess at the very moment when his life is becoming a physical hardship to him.
Spanning a matter of hours, Across the River and Into the Trees is tender and moving, yet tragic in the inexorable shadow of what must come..
It is a love so overpowering and spontaneous that it revitalizes the man\'s spirit and encourages him to dream of a future, even though he knows that there can be no hope for long.
HEMINGWAY\'S POIGNANT TALE OF A LOVE FOUND TOO LATE Set in Venice at the close of World War II, Across the River and Into the Trees is the bittersweet story of a middle-aged American colonel, scarred by war and in failing health, who finds love with a young Italian countess at the very moment when his life is becoming a physical hardship to him
