Rebecca's review
The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather
This is, so far, my favorite Willa Cather novel. It resonated particularly stronly with me (as a musician and songwriter) because it's a great portrait of an aspiring "artist," the life story of a creative soul and the sacrifices you often make in choosing to follow your passion. While reading this book, I was touchingly reminded of that self-assuredness I knew in my youth and those many days/nights spent looking up at the sky dreaming, aspiring to be something great. Cather does a remarkable job portraying a person's connection to the physicality of a PLACE, a locale. Set in dusty Colorado, canyon-ripped New Mexico and dreary urban Chicago around the turn of the century.
