"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
, 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