Death Comes for the Archbishop - Lynn's Take

Set in the American Southwest in the late 1800s, Death Comes for the Archbishop is the story of two missionaries - Jean Marie Latour and Joseph Vaillant - as they bring Catholicism to the native population.

Plot is not the driver in this novel.  The characters and especially the beautiful setting are the reason to read.  Willa Cather has crafted a lyrical, prose portrait of the Southwest and its inhabitants that captures the imagination and that captures the spirit of the place and time.