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Zusatztext "When I was growing up in the Bronx! I had lots of friends. But the girls I most enjoyed spending time with were Betsy! Tacy and Tib....in the series by Maud Hart Lovelace... - three girls full of good ideas! adventures and fun." Informationen zum Autor Maud Hart Lovelace (1892-1980) based her Betsy-Tacy series on her own childhood. Her series still boasts legions of fans, many of whom are members of the Betsy-Tacy Society, a national organization based in Mankato, Minnesota. Klappentext Betsy and the Great World : Betsy Ray is twenty-one and on the adventure of a lifetime: a solo tour of Europe! There's even a handsome Italian, Marco, who's going overboard for her—if only she could stop thinking about her ex-sweetheart Joe Willard. Betsy's Wedding : When Betsy's boat docks in New York, Joe is waiting there . . . with a ring! But she's going to learn that marriage isn't all candlelight, roses, and kisses. There's also cooking, ironing, cleaning, and budgeting— and will she be able to find time to forge a writing career? Zusammenfassung "Some characters become your friends for life. That's how it was for me with Betsy-Tacy."—Judy Blume With a Foreword by Anna Quindlen The final two books in Maud Hart Lovelace’s beloved Betsy-Tacy series: Betsy and the Great World and Betsy’s Wedding ! in one volume featuring the original cover illustration from Betsy and the Great World ! along with a foreword by New York Times bestselling author Anna Quindlen. “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 “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 “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.” — Laura Lippman ...
