Lily Norton, who was to become world famous opera diva, Lillian Nordica, was born in 1857 on a hardscrabble farm in the foothills of Western Maine. Despite difficult circumstances, her family found great joy in music and, eventually, recognized young Lily's remarkable talent.
Copies of the book are available for online purchase from Maine Authors Publishing for $27.95, hardcover, and $19.95, softcover. Also available on Amazon and on sale in Farmington, Maine at Devaney, Doak and Garrett, The Calico Patch, and The Nordica Homestead Museum.
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