by Willa CatherRemarkable for its people. It reminded me of Sinclair Lewis in a little way--the oddball characters who were both stereotypical in their actions and reactions and yet so true to real life people we meet every day. The not-too-bright brothers, hard working and honest but so quick to assume the thoughts and attitudes of the people who surrounded them. Alexandra could live a thousand years and her brothers would never realize how she made her land prosper through intelligent choice, sensible risk-taking, and just plain listening to the land. They were good farmers but nowise entrepreneurs.
And the younger brother--a simple soul who just wanted a wife and home but was expected to plan for a career. Adrift without purpose, was it any wonder what happened? (Can't tell; sorry)
I loved her heroine; loved her book; and don't want to read another. Why, is hard to tell. Something was missing to make it a winner, but I cannot say what.
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