One of the most significant American novels of the twentieth century, Willa Cathers heartfelt novel is the unforgettable story of an immigrant womans life on the hardscrabble Nebraska plains.

Through Jim Burdens affectionate reminiscence of his childhood friend, the free-spirited ntonia Shimerda, a larger, uniquely American portrait emerges, both of a community struggling with unforgiving terrain and of a woman who, amid great hardship, stands as a timeless inspiration.

With a Foreword by Kathleen Norris