The Song of the Lark Fiction_Gift_Guide Equally an improbable success and

Equally an improbable success and a business disaster

makes Violet's heart skip

Filled with vivid portraits—from his hard-working

One of the most beloved books of all time

as well as those encountering them for the first time

The Song of the Lark Fiction_Gift_Guide Equally an improbable success andIn this powerful portrait of the self making of an artist, Willa Cather created one of her most extraordinary heroines. Thea Kronborg, a minister's daughter in a provincial Colorado town, seems destined from childhood for a place in the wider world. But as her path to the world stage leads her ever farther from the humble town she can't forget and from the man she can't afford to love, Thea learns that her exceptional musical talent and fierce