Crossing the Great Divide Author:Nancy Roberts, Nancy Roberts These linked stories track the lives of four women who lead adventurous lives in the contemporary West, but must leave their cherished mountain landscape and move to middle America. They cross more than the continental divide?the title becomes a metaphor for the many transitions and "divides" of life: the transition from the promise of young adu... more »lthood to the challenges of middle age, from closeness to estrangement, from a sense of exile to discovery of new connections, from a beloved landscape to one that is alien, but somehow embraced. These stories cross the divides between the sexes, between parents and children, one?s own talents and the needs of others, the divide between art and life, and even the divide between life and death. While these stories are often about loss, they are also about hope, forgiveness, and the ability to see humor and beauty in new and astonishing dimensions.« less