The Professor's House

American author Willa Cather wrote a book titled The Professor's House. The story begins with Professor Godfrey St. Peter and his wife when move to a new house. He becomes uneasy about the route of his life is taking. His two daughters' marriages resulted in their departure from the house and the addition of two new sons-in-law causing a midlife crisis that leaves the Professor feeling as though he has nothing to look forward to and has lost the will to live. The novel focuses on the relationships between the Professor and his new sons-in-law and family while also making allusions to their grief over Tom Outland's who was his student friend and also the fiancé of his elder daughter loss during the Great War. What will the Professor do to manage his family? How will he overcome his and his family’s pain? Read The Professor’s House to know the complete story.