Reviews
An affectionate, meticulous study, at once intimate and impersonal
A sympathetic and illuminating study
'The biographer's enthusiasm for her subject illuminates every page
A sympathetic and illuminating study
Willa Cather could not have hoped for a more passionately sensible and insightful interpreter . . . Hermione Lee's enthusiasm for this misunderstood writer is contagious and her book is that rare thing, a scholarly study that reads well
The biographer's enthusiasm for her subject illuminates every page
An affectionate, meticulous study, at once intimate and impersonal
The biographer's enthusiasm for her subject illuminates every page. Despite her special place in American letters Willa Cather has never been much read or studied in England, and Hermione Lee . . . must be congratulated for bringing us to her measured, humane, unflinching voice
Willa Cather could not have hoped for a more passionately sensible and insightful interpreter . . . Hermione Lee's enthusiasm for this misunderstood writer is contagious and her book is that rare thing, a scholarly study that reads well
