Grand Ambition: A Novel

Fiction & Literature, Historical
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Author: Lisa Michaels ISBN: 9780393344349
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: April 17, 2002
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: Lisa Michaels
ISBN: 9780393344349
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: April 17, 2002
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

"An absorbing, affecting and beautifully written novel."—New York Times Book Review

In Lisa Michaels's enthralling debut novel, she weaves the tale of two young newlyweds, Glen and Bessie Hyde, who set out in 1928 to run the rapids of the Grand Canyon. The pair hoped to set a record: Bessie would be the first woman to negotiate that treacherous stretch of the Colorado River. When they failed to appear at their destination on time, Glen's father mounted a desperate search to find them. Based on the few known facts of a true story, Grand Ambition contemplates our need for risk and danger, and treats with great complexity the power of youthful passion. Reading Group Guide included.

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"An absorbing, affecting and beautifully written novel."—New York Times Book Review

In Lisa Michaels's enthralling debut novel, she weaves the tale of two young newlyweds, Glen and Bessie Hyde, who set out in 1928 to run the rapids of the Grand Canyon. The pair hoped to set a record: Bessie would be the first woman to negotiate that treacherous stretch of the Colorado River. When they failed to appear at their destination on time, Glen's father mounted a desperate search to find them. Based on the few known facts of a true story, Grand Ambition contemplates our need for risk and danger, and treats with great complexity the power of youthful passion. Reading Group Guide included.

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