Rolfe chronicles his mother's struggle as a budding musician, her tragic relationship with her parents, and the solace she found when Cather became her mentor.
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Rolfe chronicles his mother's struggle as a budding musician, her tragic relationship with her parents, and the solace she found when Cather became her mentor.
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Add this copy of The Uncommon Friendship of Yaltah Menuhin & Willa to cart. $4.24, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brownstown, MI, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by California Classics Books.
Add this copy of The Uncommon Friendship of Yaltah Menuhin & Willa to cart. $24.98, very good condition, Sold by Amarisan rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Los Angeles, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by California Classics Books.
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Tall SOFTCOVER, some shelf wear, inscribed, SIGNED by AUTHOR: LIONEL ROLFE, VG+ Shiny copy! FREE USPS TRACKING NUMBER! California Classics Books, 2004. This is an extraordinary story of the friendship between Willa Cather and the author's mother, piano prodigy Yaltah Menuhin (1920-2001), sister of violinist Yehudi Menuhin. There is currently a resurgence of interest in the remarkable American author Willa Cather (1873-1947), many of whose novels explored women and creativity. This is a personal, yet universal, book which explores Cather's mentoring of the young pianist. It illuminates the lives and works of two important women artists and raises provocative questions about the effects of social and family constraints on the lives of brilliant women. Against the tumultuous backdrop of America and Europe in the early and mid-20th century, Rolfe presents an engrossing chronicle of his mother s struggle as a budding musician, her tragic relationship with her parents, and the solace she found when Cather became her mentor. The mutually inspiring friendship, which endured for decades, inspired some the most memorable heroines in Cather s novels, notably Lucy Gayheart.
Add this copy of The Uncommon Friendship of Yaltah Menuhin and Willa to cart. $33.27, very good condition, Sold by Orbiting Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, HEREFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2004 by California Classics Books.
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Very good. Bumped edges Appears unread, may have minor damage from transit/storage. Next working day dispatch from the UK (Mon-Fri). Please contact us with any queries.
Add this copy of The Uncommon Friendship of Yaltah Menuhin & Willa to cart. $98.11, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by California Classics Books.
