# A Lost Lady

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- Book: [A Lost Lady](https://www.bookquiver.com/willa-cather/a-lost-lady) ([A Lost Lady.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/willa-cather/a-lost-lady.md))
- Authors: [Willa Cather](https://www.bookquiver.com/willa-cather)
- Publisher: penguin_classics
- ISBN: 978-02-4175-205-0
- Pages: 160
- Published: 2025-04-17
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

How light and alive she was! Like a bird caught in a net . . . Marian Forrester enchants everyone around her: her husband, an elderly railroad pioneer; the small town of Sweet Water; and Niel Herbert, her unwavering confidant. Yet, her irresistible charm and dazzling wit conceal a dangerous vulnerability – and her greatest secret. A significant inspiration for The Great Gatsby , this exquisite novella is a poignant elegy for a bygone era, fading into history.