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Professor Godfrey St. Peter, on the cusp of moving to a new home, finds himself clinging to his old study and the memories it holds. His mind is gripped by the absence of his brilliant former student, Tom Outland, and the marriages of his daughters have introduced changes that he cannot embrace. As he struggles with grief and gradually retreats from those around him, his mid-life crisis unfolds against the backdrop of a changing 1920s America. Will he embrace the future or succumb to the allure of the past? Cather's keen exploration of human relationships and the price of progress leaves the listener pondering long after the final words have sounded.
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"Laurel Lefkow and Dexter Galang bring Cather's 1925 novel to life with bold, stirring performances. Lefkow narrates the first half of the novel, expertly voicing the meandering interior monologue of Professor Godfrey St. Peter as his family prepares to move into a new house. Lefkow's narration is forthright but melancholy, capturing the emotional state of a man reflecting on his life and mistakes. Galang narrates the second half, told from the point of view of St. Peter's late student, Tom Outland, when he was a young rancher in New Mexico. Galang voices Outland with youthful energy and exuberant, if misguided, idealism.
Lefkow and Galang give an energetic and compelling dual performance of this 100-year-old classic."
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