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Professor Godfrey St. Peter finds his life at a crossroads. He is in his 50s, most of his career is behind him, his marriage has grown overly stale, his children are grown up and have lives of their own and his young protege/mentee is dead. Midlife crisis of sorts is in progress.
“He had had two romances; one of the heart, which had filled his life for many years, and a second of the mind–of the imagination. Just when the morning brightness of the world was wearing off for him, along cam [Tom] an ...more
This was the first Willa Cather that I have read. I thoroughly enjoyed her writing, her descriptions of Lake Michigan, and the New Mexican mesas. Mostly, I love the way she drew her characters. I came away from this book wanting so much more.
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