Audio Reviews:"Hughes is a truly
gifted actor who masters the varied and challenging accents found in Cather's
bleak frontier stories...Cather's ability to trace human longing and Hughes' sensitivity
coalesce to create a memorable audio portrait."
-AudioFile "What a wonderful sampling of rich regional American
writing is found here...Hughes skillfully interprets Cather's stories."
-Booklist "Listenable and entertaining - Hughes' capable
handling of the Old World Immigrant accents adds a valuable dimension to the recording.
A great American author presented in an accessible, easily digestible form."
-Kliatt "These latest additions to the Voices series
are outstanding. This recording will be welcome additions to collections in all
public libraries."
-Library Journal SYNOPSIS: Think of Willa Cather and think
of Nebraska - its Divide, its plains, its colors and awesome horizon lines. Her
stories and novels embrace life there in the early 1900's as no other author's
works have done. These six stories represent frontier life in Nebraska - its desperation,
loneliness and triumphs. They are a slice of American history and regional fiction
that are often overshadowed by Cather's classic novels such as My Antonia
and O Pioneers (available in unabridged audiobook from Audio Bookshelf.)
The audiobook begins with a thumbnail sketch of the author. Stories included
are: Peter, On the Divide, The Sculptor's Funeral, The
Sentimentality of William Tavener, A Wagner Matinee, Eric Hermannson's
Soul.
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Ages:
15 and up 
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