The Uncommon Friendship Of Yaltah Menuhin & Willa Cather

Lionel Rolfe has delved into his family history to reveal the extraordinary story of the friendship between Willa Cather and his mother, piano prodigy Yaltah Menuhin (1920-2001), sister of world class violinist Yehudi Menuhin. Against the tumultuous backdrop of America and Europe in the early and mid-20th century Rolfe presents the chronicle of his mother's struggle as a budding musician, her tragic relationship with her own parents, and the solace she found when Cather became her mentor - a mutually inspiring friendship which would endure for decades and would see Yaltah inspiring some of the most memorable heroines in Cather's novels, most notably Lucy Gayheart.