Willa Clark wrote Song of the Lark and I read it because it's an American classic. Willa wrotes about a Norwegain family growing up near the sand hills of Nebraska in a small town. The story revolves around the daughter, Thea who has a talent for singing and playing the piano. She goes on to leave her home town and take music lessons in Chicago and later is Dresden, Germany. Personally I liked Thea as a young girl better than the adult Thea. The young Thea was an adventurous girl about town making friends with the town doctor, a railroad man, and the people on the Mexican side of the tracks. She loved the sand hills and would talk others into taking her out there for picnics. I find it interesting to read a book written in 1915 where the protagonist is such a strong feminist figure. I enjoyed reading about life on the plains 100 years ago.
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