A Lost Lady: A Vanishing West

In the small prairie town of Sweet Water, everyone looks up to the house on the hill. Marian Forrester—young, brilliant, and gracious—is its heart, while her husband, Captain Daniel Forrester, is a pioneer whose honesty helped build the railroads that tamed the West. Young Niel Herbert worships her from afar, and through his eyes we watch a vanishing world of old-fashioned gallantry, sturdy values, and wide, hopeful horizons. But golden afternoons end. Financial ruin, a secret affair, and the town's pettier instincts close in, and Marian must decide what she will sacrifice to keep living. This faithful modern retelling sets Willa Cather's 1923 classic in vivid, present-day English, preserving every subtle turn of its plot and every piercing moment of its beauty. At once a love letter to a lost America and a portrait of one unforgettable woman, A Lost Lady will stay with you long after the final page. Part of Timeless Classics.