{"product_id":"9781844083732","title":"A Lost Lady","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Cather, Willa\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 1 September 2006 by Little, Brown Book Group (Virago Press Ltd) as part of 'the Virago Modern Classics' series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 192 pages\u003cbr\u003e205 x 132 x 13 | 138g\u003cp\u003e'She is undoubtedly one of the twentieth century's greatest American writers' OBSERVER'Her finest novel . . . A masterpiece' IRISH TIMES'The vivacious Marian Forrester stands as a romantic paean to the pioneer's reckless abandon, counterpointed by the narrator's prim decency' THE TIMESMarian Forrester brings delight to her husband, an elderly railroad pioneer; to the small town of Sweet Water where they live; and to Niel Herbert, the young narrator of her story who falls in love with her as a boy and later becomes her confidant.  He witnesses this vibrant woman in all her contradictory facets: by turns faithless and steadfast, dazzling and pathetic, invincibly charming yet dangerously vulnerable to the men she charms. All are bewitched by her charisma and grace - and all are ultimately betrayed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilla Cather's most perfect novel is not only a portrait of a troubling beauty, but also a haunting evocation of a noble age slipping irrevocably into the past.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cather, Willa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42465863008440,"sku":"9781844083732","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781844083732.jpg?v=1734725387","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781844083732","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}