Song of the Lark

The second novel in the Great Plains trilogy is a passionate portrait of the artist as a young woman named Thea Kronberg. Her talent takes her to the opera houses of Europe, but she can never go home again. In a desert canyon in Arizona, she has a revelation that will allow her to attain a new state of spirituality and become a great artist. Willa Cather's work is burningly alive, sometimes lovely, and often tragic, while Helen Dunmore's The Song of the Lark illuminates all her work. Joyce Carol Oates' Lingers long in the memory.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 448 pages
Publication date: 06 September 2018
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

The second novel in the Great Plains trilogy, this is a passionate portrayal of the artist as a young woman. Thea Kronberg, a young girl from a small town in Colorado, has a great gift—her beautiful singing voice. Her talent takes her to the great opera houses of Europe, and through ambition and hard work, she forges a life as an artist. But if she can never go home again, nor can she leave behind her past. At last, in a desert canyon in Arizona, Thea has a revelation that will allow her to attain a new state of spirituality and become a truly great artist.

Willa Cather creates a world that is burningly alive, sometimes lovely, often tragic. Helen Dunmore's The Song of the Lark illuminates all her work. A. S. Byatt's Lingers long in the memory. Joyce Carol Oates' work lingers long in the memory.

Weight: 314g
Dimension: 169 x 54 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780241338162