Across the River and Into the Trees (2022)

Across the River and Into the Trees 2022 Set in post WW2 Venice Italy, American Army Col Richard Cantwell, haunted by the war, is a bona fide hero who faces news of his illness with stoic disregard Determined to spend a weekend in quiet solitude, he commandeers a military driver to facilitate a visit to his old haunts in Venice As Cantwells plans begin to unravel, a chance encounter with a remarkable young woman begins to re kindle in him the hope of renewal Based on the last full length novel Hemingway published in his lifetime, ACROSS THE RIVER AND INTO THE TREES captures a fleeting moment of immortality where time stands still The story contains the great Hemingway themes of love, war, youth, and age