Publisher's Synopsis
Cross Creek is the warm and delightful memoir about the life of Marjorie Kennan Railings-author of The Yearling-in the Florida back country.Originally published in 1942, Cross Creek has become a classic in modern American literature. For the millions of readers raised on The Yearling, here is the story of Marjorie Kennan Railing's experiences in the remote Florida hamlet of Cross Creek, where she lived for thirteen years. From the daily labors of managing a seventy-two-acre orange grove to bouts with runaway pigs and a succession of unruly farmhands, Railings describes her life at the Creek with humor and spirit. Her tireless determination to overcome the challenges of her adopted home in the Florida back country, her deep-rooted love of the earth, and her genius for character and description result in a most delightful and heartwarming memoir.