I adore this story and have re-read it several times. A young, rather naive girl goes to Chicago to study music in 1900. It is a bittersweet story of love and loss. Readers either really love this book or don't like it at all. It can be read in a couple of sittings. I hate to part with the book but I want to share it.
There is a reason this is not known as one of Cather's better books.