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O Pioneers!
O Pioneers!
Nov 11, 2025 3:42 AM

Author:Willa Cather

O Pioneers!

Willa Cather's first Great Plains novel, is at once a love letter to Nebraska and the tale of a remarkable heroine who remains resilient in the face of tragedy.

‘She is undoubtedly one of the greatest American writers’ Observer

Alexandra Bergson inherits the family farm when her father dies early. In spite of her brothers’ doubts, her ambitious vision for the land comes to fruition, but the price of success appears to be a small, quiet life. Then the equilibrium of country life is jeopardised by the return of Alexandra’s brother Emil and her childhood confidant, Carl Linstrum.

Reviews

Adrian J Walker had done it again, crafting a book which is possibly even more of an irresistible page-turner than his previous effort...a thrilling, propulsive read which quickly sheds its edgy, unnerving slowburn opener to develop into a balls-to-the-wall action adventure. Genuinely unputdownable, this is a book that sinks its claws into your imagination and your sense of adventure and won’t let go until the final page. Massively enjoyable.

—— STARBURST

It's funny and horrific and curious and thoroughly entertaining and should win Mishima a new generation of fans

—— The Independent

There is a place in life for the exhilarating, surreal and sometimes downright silly. This novel ticks all the boxes

—— Spectator

Succeeds in capturing vividly the bathos of the self-pitying modern nihilist... the absurdity of life is conveyed through the tropes of pulp fiction and manga comics

—— John Gray , The New Statesman

An engaging all-action satire

—— The Guardian

A writer of immense energy and ability

—— Time Out

Search Sweet Country can be read over and over, continually surprising with a fresh turn of phrase or nuance in character, always engaging, always beautiful. The search is worthwhile

—— Pittsburgh Gazette

Exuberantly reels with language and imagery reminiscent of the early Joyce

—— Library Journal

A figurative, comic treat, filled with wild characters and dizzy, wink-filled prose

—— FlavorWire

African literature's greatest linguistic innovator

—— Brittle Paper Magazine

A very real, raw and relatable story about the beauty of female friendship. Ali writes with great humour and with an obvious, infectious appreciation of what matters in life. It's genuinely a delight to read

—— KATE LEAVER , bestselling author of The Friendship Cure
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