Lucy Gayheart (Paperback, New Ed)

From the sales point of view, this new novel of Miss Cather's bids fair to rank with her best selling titles, though one rather doubts its claim to immortality, when placed beside such gems of literature as her Shadows on the Rock or A Lost Lady. It is a vividly etched characterization, the story of a girl born to live up to the promise of her name, and cast by fate into tragedy through her romantic love for the musician at whose shrine she lays her heart. The scene shifts from a Western town to Chicago - a tiny slice of Chicago when its artistic consciousness was groping for realization - and back to the town. A few rapid strokes etch in the background, one feels the life and atmosphere of the small town, with its smothering conventions - by the very paucity of description. Most of the characters are lightly drawn, only serving to bring Lucy herself into sharper relief....The market for a new Willa Cather is readymade. (Kirkus Reviews)

It is 1901, and Lucy Gayheart with her 'singular brightness of young beauty', is studying music in the magical smoky city of Chicago. She is courted by handsome Harry Gordon, the most eligible bachelor in Haverford, the Midwestern town she comes from. But Lucy falls in love with middle-aged Sebastien, a famous singer, whose talents and tenderness change her life forever. First published in 1935, this novel of 'achieved simplicity' displays the depth of Willa Cather's sympathy, both for the world of high art and for the reticent decencies of small town life.

General

Imprint:	Virago Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Virago Modern Classics
Release date:	December 1985
Afterword by:	A.S. Byatt
Authors:	Willa Cather
Dimensions:	203 x 127 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	256
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-86068-512-8
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-86068-512-8
Barcode:	9780860685128

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!