The Song of the Lark

A gifted girl from a small Colorado town, Thea Kronborg, follows her fierce artistic ambition through hardship and sacrifice to become a great opera singer, in Cather’s rich portrait of the making of an artist. Drawing on the world of music and the landscapes of the American West and Southwest, the novel explores talent, willpower, and the cost of devotion to one’s calling. Expansive and deeply felt, The Song of the Lark celebrates the struggle to fulfill one’s gifts against every obstacle. Warm and inspiring, it is a moving study of artistic awakening and the long, demanding road from provincial obscurity to triumph.