A Lost Lady
$32.87
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2006
Summary
Marian Forrester brings delight to her husband, an elderly railroad pioneer; to the small town of Sweet Water where they live; and to Niel Herbert, the young narrator of her story, who falls in love with her as a boy and later becomes her confidant. He witnesses this vibrant woman in all her contradictory facets: by turns faithless and steadfast, dazzling and pathetic, invincibly charming yet dangerously vulnerable to the men she charms. All are bewitched by her charisma and grace - and all a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844083732 |
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| ISBN-10: | 184408373X |
| Author: | Willa Cather |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 31 October 2006 |
| Weight: | 160g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 16mm |
| Series: | Virago Modern Classics |
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Critics Review
Willa Cather makes a world which is burningly alive, sometimes lovely, often tragic
‘This classic has the striking economy of Hemingway, and is as poignant an elegy for the pioneer West as I have read. The vivacious Marian Forrester stands as a romantic paean to the pioneer’s reckless abandon, counterpointed by the narrator’s prim decency’ The Times‘A poised and perfectly shaped novel’ Daily Mail
*‘Her finest novel … The portrait of the nervy, alive Marian Forrester as a woman determined to survive remains unforgettable … This wonderful performance displays Cather’s narrative technique at its sharpest, as well as her understanding of the eloquence of the slightest gesture, the simplest statement … A masterpiece’ Irish TimesAbout The Author
Willa Cather
Willa Cather (1873-1947) was born in Virginia where for generations her ancestors farmed land. She became a teacher and journalist and is one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century.
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