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In this powerful portrait of the self-making of an artist, Willa Cather created one of her most extraordinary heroines.

The Song of the Lark

In The Song of the Lark, Cather's most autobiographical work, Thea Kronborg emerges as the heroine of her own life. Against formidable familial and social pressures, Kronborg, a minister's daughter from a small Colorado town, makes her way onto a world stage as she fully possesses-and... Read Full Overview

Perhaps Willa Cather's most autobiographical work, The Song of the Lark charts the story of a young woman's awakening as an artist against the backdrop of the western landscape. Thea Kronborg, an aspiring singer, struggles to escape from the confines her small Colorado town to... Read Full Overview

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Beautiful and lyrical, this third novel by Willa Cather follows the life of Thea Kronberg from her childhood in 19th-century Nebraska to her career as a renowned opera singer. Since the time of its publication in 1915, this novel had captivated readers with its sharp observations,... Read Full Overview

The beautiful classic by Willa Cather.

Dr. Howard Archie had just come up from a game of pool with the Jewish clothier and two traveling men who happened to be staying overnight in Moonstone. His offices were in the Duke Block, over the drug store. Larry, the doctor's man, had lit the overhead light in the waiting-room... Read Full Overview

The Song of the Lark is Willa Cather's stirring portrait of artistic awakening, ambition, and self-discovery. Set against the vast landscapes of the American West and the refined world of classical music, the novel follows Thea Kronborg , a determined young woman from a small... Read Full Overview

The doctor thanked God that he had persuaded Peter Kronborg to keep out of the way. He could do better by the child if he had her to himself. He had no children of his own. His marriage was a very unhappy one. As he lifted and undressed Thea, he thought to himself what a beautiful... Read Full Overview

First published in 1915, Willa Cather's "The Song of the Lark" is the second novel in Cather's "Prairie Trilogy". The novel tells the remarkable story of Thea Kronborg, a talented young pianist, who leaves her small hometown of Moonstone, Colorado, to fulfill her dream of... Read Full Overview

Why buy our paperbacks? Standard Font size of 10 for all books High Quality Paper Fulfilled by Amazon Expedited shipping 30 Days Money Back Guarantee BEWARE of Low-quality sellers Don't buy cheap paperbacks just to save a few dollars. Most of them use low-quality papers & binding... Read Full Overview

A rising star makes significant sacrifices to become an international diva. But is her transformation worth the cost?
If you like strong artistic female protagonists, you'll love The Song of the Lark.

The Song of the Lark is a novel by American author Willa Cather, written in 1915. The title comes from a painting of the same name by Jules Adolphe Aim Louis Breton. The book's cover art]

Set in the 1890s in Moonstone, a fictional place located in Colorado, The Song... Read Full Overview

Willa Cather's third novel, The Song of the Lark, depicts the growth of an artist, singer Thea Kronborg, a character inspired by the Swedish-born immigrant and renowned Wagnerian soprano Olive Fremstad. Thea's early life, however, has much in common with Cather's own... Read Full Overview

A novelist and short-story writer, Willa Cather is today widely regarded as one of the foremost American authors of the twentieth century. Particularly renowned for the memorable women she created for such works as My Antonia and O Pioneers!, she pens the portrait of another... Read Full Overview

Set in the 1890s in Moonstone, a fictional place located in Colorado, The Song of the Lark is the self-portrait of an artist in the making. The story revolves around an ambitious young heroine, Thea Kronborg, who leaves her hometown to go to the big city to fulfill her dream... Read Full Overview