{"product_id":"9780061795138","title":"Betsy and the Great World\/Betsy's Wedding : Betsy-Tacy Series","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBetsy and the Great World\/Betsy's Wedding\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Maud Hart Lovelace\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Some characters become your friends for life. That's how it was for me with Betsy-Tacy.\"—Judy Blume\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith a Foreword by Anna Quindlen \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe final two books in Maud Hart Lovelace’s beloved Betsy-Tacy series: \u003cem\u003eBetsy and the Great World\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBetsy’s Wedding\u003c\/em\u003e, in one volume featuring the original cover illustration from \u003cem\u003eBetsy and the Great World\u003c\/em\u003e, along with a foreword by \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author Anna Quindlen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“There are three authors whose body of work I have re-read more than once over my adult life: Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, and Maud Hart Lovelace.” —Anna Quindlen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Slipping into a Betsy book is like slipping into a favorite pair of well-worn slippers: It’s always a pleasure to live in Betsy’s world for a little while, to experience her simple joys, but also her (thankfully short-lived) sorrows.” —Meg Cabot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I re-read these books every year, marveling at how a world so quaint - Shirtwaists! Pompadours! Merry Widow hats! - can feature a heroine who is undeniably modern.” \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaura Lippman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Slipping into a Betsy book is like slipping into a favorite pair of well-worn slippers: It’s always a pleasure to live in Betsy’s world for a little while, to experience her simple joys, but also her (thankfully short-lived) sorrows.”\u003cbr\u003e“There are three authors whose body of work I have re-read more than once over my adult life: Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, and Maud Hart Lovelace.”\u003cbr\u003e“I re-read these books every year, marveling at how a world so quaint - Shirtwaists! Pompadours! Merry Widow hats! - can feature a heroine who is undeniably modern.”\u003cbr\u003e“I read every one of these Betsy-Tacy-Tib books twice. I loved them as a child, as a young adult, and now, reading them with my daughter, as a mother. What a wonderful world it was!”\u003cbr\u003e“Some characters become your friends for life. That’s how it was for me with Betsy-Tacy.”\u003cbr\u003e“The Betsy-Tacy books were among my favorites when I was growing up.”\u003cbr\u003e“I am fairly certain that my independent, high-spirited grandmother must have had a childhood similar to Betsy Ray’s…As I read..., I felt that I was having an unexpected and welcome peek into Granny’s childhood-a gift to me from Maud Hart Lovelace.”\u003cbr\u003e“Family loyalty and the devotion of friends to one another, which for me are the defining characteristics of the Betsy-Tacy stories.”\u003cbr\u003e“I truly consider BETSY AND TACY GO DOWNTOWN to be the finest novel in the English language! I will never love any other books as much as I love the Betsy-Tacy books.”\u003cbr\u003e“I grew up 30 miles north of Mankato, and trips to town were filled with mystery and magic, because I was walking the same streets that Betsy and Tacy once walked. The Betsy-Tacy books...., more than any other books, fed my dream of becoming a writer one day.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780061795138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41042339496142,"sku":"9780061795138","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780061795138_daa6cc1c-98ee-4557-bca6-a317fb673da4.jpg?v=1652107162","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780061795138","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}