{"product_id":"betsy-and-the-great-worldbetsys-maud-hart-lovelace-9780061795138","title":"Betsy and the Great World\/Betsy's Wedding: Betsy-Tacy Series","description":"\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\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maud Hart Lovelace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0061795135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061795138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.32w x 1.20d","brand":"Maud Hart Lovelace","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048612819199,"sku":"9780061795138","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_361d9203-4b5d-4095-be75-5abfe939217d.jpg?v=1684996789","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/betsy-and-the-great-worldbetsys-maud-hart-lovelace-9780061795138","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}