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Original Title:	My Mortal Enemy
ISBN:	0679731792 (ISBN13: 9780679731795)
Edition Language:	English

My Mortal Enemy Paperback | Pages: 112 pages

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Title	:	My Mortal Enemy
Author	:	Willa Cather
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 112 pages
Published	:	October 31st 1990 by Vintage (first published 1926)
Categories	:	Fiction. Classics. Literature. American. Novels

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"Sometimes, when I have watched the bright beginning of a love story, when I have seen a common feeling exalted into beauty by imagination, generosity, and the flaming courage of youth, I have heard again that strange complaint breathed by a dying woman into the stillness of night, like a confession of the soul: 'Why must I die like this, alone with my mortal enemy.'"

Willa Cather's protagonist in My Mortal Enemy is Myra Henshawe, who as a young woman gave up a fortune to marry for love—a boldly romantic gesture that became a legend in her family. But this worldly, sarcastic, and perhaps even wicked woman may have been made for something greater than love.

In her portrait of Myra and in her exquisitely nuanced depiction of her marriage, Cather shows the evolution of a human spirit as it comes to bridle against the constraints of ordinary happiness and seek an otherworldly fulfillment. My Mortal Enemy is a work whose drama and intensely moral imagination make it unforgettable.

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I really liked this, perhaps the most unlikable of Cather's novels. This very brief book tells the story of Myra Henshawe who chose love over money and seemingly has regretted it ever since. Willa Cather writes unsparingly about this mess of a marriage, making you feel sad for both parties, although my allegiance was with the husband, Oswald. The best part of the novel, for me, was the description of New York City at Christmas time. I had not heard of this novel and I am glad Chris Wolak of The

This is a good novel, and particularly spectacular towards the last 20-odd pages. This book is mainly a cautionary tale about youth and marriage. It is also similar to Guy de Maupassants short story The Necklace. Both novels' female protagonists are narcissists, who love to bask in the company of the affluent and are vain, whereas the male protagonists are contented and humble, and really love their wives.Sadly, the protagonist in MME, Myra, is delusional beyond hope and with an inflated sense

An interesting observation of love and, in part, an illustration of how we always hurt the ones we love the most. I appreciate the complex characters and Cather's keen observations. I know Cather was not Catholic, but having read this and Death Comes for the Archbishop, she has a tremendous grasp of the sacramentality of the faith.



Gently ruthless. That's a stolen phrase. I read this with a group on Litsy and that was roughly one person's* description. Cather is undermining the romance of the runaway bride. Here Myra marries Oswald Henshawe against the wishes of her wealthy great Uncle, John Driscoll, spurning a large inheritance and her life in Parthia, IL for one as a socialite in New York City. She leaves behind not a stained reputation, but an impression more along the lines of a fairy tale. This is roughly the

Cather never disappoints.

ve had this strange, sad little novella for some time, the trouble with tiny little books is that they are easy to overlook. I do love Willa Cathers writing, theres a sense of place in her novels I feel right at home in. Her characters step from the pages fully formed and believable as if from life. My Mortal Enemy was written during Willa Cathers most creative period, Im surprised it isnt better known. One cant help but feel that in the character of Myra Henshawe we must have someone who Willa