My Antonia - The Great Plains Trilogy

A reissue of Willa Cather's best-loved novel and a beautiful portrayal of frontier life in Nebraska with a new introduction by travel writer Sara Wheeler. When young orphan Jim Burden is sent to live with his grandparents in Nebraska, he finds himself growing up alongside Bohemian immigrant Antonia Shimerda. Their childhoods are full of shared adventures but as they grow their paths diverge, spurred on by the dire poverty of the Shimerda family. Yet Jim will never forget Antonia, spellbound by her strength and remarkable free spirit. In Willa Cather's best-loved novel she paints a beautiful portrait of the extraordinary and unforgiving Nebraskan landscape, honouring the lives of ordinary people during a pivotal era in American history.

Product details

• Authors: Willa Cather
• Assisted by: Sara Wheeler (Introduction), Wheeler Sara (Introduction)
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9781784874445
• ISBN: 978-1-78487-444-5
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 19 mm
• Series: The Great Plains Trilogy
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Coming of Age, Nebraska, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Family Life / General, Historical fiction, FICTION / Friendship, FICTION / Small Town & Rural, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Classic fiction: general and literary