New York: Birch Lane Press : Carol Publishing Group, 1989. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. Novel of a young woman leaving her Baptist fundamentalist world and entering a Catholic community where she falls for a man of mysteries and new experiences. Hardcover with dust jacket, 220pp., d.j. rear panel shows light shelfwear. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Crossing the River is a historical fiction novel by British author Caryl Phillips, published in 1993. The Village Voice calls it "a fearless reimagining of the geography and meaning of the African diaspora. " The Boston Globe raves, "Crossing the River bears eloquently chastened testimony to the shattering of black lives."

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Bookseller: JB Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 00010777
Title: Crossing the River
Author: Johnson, Fenton
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: First Edition.
ISBN 10: 155972000X
ISBN 13: 9781559720007
Publisher: Birch Lane Press : Carol Publishing Group
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1989
Keywords: LITERATURE, NOVELS, FICTION, LOVE, ROMANCE, RELATIONSHIPS, WOMEN
Bookseller catalogs: Literature;

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