Cather and Lewis: Capturing a Creative Partnership

Melissa Homestead

After Pulitzer Prize-winning author Willa Cather, renowned for her depictions of prairie life, died in 1947, her life partner of 38 years was reduced to an inconsequential footnote. Nebraska author Melissa Homestead restores Edith Lewis to her rightful place in Cather’s life and literary legacy in her new book, The Only Wonderful Things: The Creative… Continue reading Cather and Lewis: Capturing a Creative Partnership