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Pamela
Sep 22, 2019 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Cather's second novel in her Plains Trilogy tells the story of Thea Kronborg, born into the Swedish Methodist community of Moonstone, Colorado. Thea is an uncommunicative child, stolid and solitary, but with a fierce determination to become an artist, even while she remains ignorant of what that might mean. With the help of supportive male mentors and admirers, she begins her studies as a pianist, before finding her true calling in the world of opera.

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El
I yet again managed to lose my entire effing review before I could post it. Sometimes I really hate you, GR.

I'm sure someday I will not rewrite the stupid review. In the meantime I'm going to pretend like I'm punching GR in the face.
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