
What kept me reading were the other characters in the book. I never really liked the main character, she seemed aloof and superior. This is perhaps what some, but not most vocal artists experience I think. The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather, published in 1915, was the third of her twelve novels. There are some beautiful passages in this book, but I was told (and so expecting) a good explanation of the vocal artist. If this book were a movie would you go see it? O Pioneers is a powerful early Cather novel that tells the compelling tale of a young girl with the tough task of. Have you listened to any of Pam Ward and Ken Burns (introduction) ’s other performances before? How does this one compare? The Prairie Trilogy is Pulitzer prize-winning author Willa Cather's highly acclaimed series of novels that deal with the ordinary everyday lives of Americans in plainspoken language. In creating Theas character, Cather was inspired by the Swedish-born immigrant and renowned Wagnerian soprano Olive Fremstad, although Theas early life also has much in common with Cathers own. Would you recommend The Song of the Lark to your friends? Why or why not? Willa Cathers third novel, The Song of the Lark, depicts the growth of an artist, singer Thea Kronborg. In this case the person is an artist and in some ways the book describes an artists soul and the circumstances that help lead one person to public success in art and another to not realize his/her full potential. The story is just like hearing about any person's life.


Is there anything you would change about this book?
