Product Description

A bleak, unrelenting tale of poverty and loss, Lawrence’s expertly crafted novella chillingly examines man’s increasing inability to love and be loved. With a Foreword by Anita Desai.

Looking for acceptance from his new congregation, the Reverend Ernest Lindley cannot ignore the fact that his parishioners are far from welcoming. Rather than confront such hostility, the Lindleys instead become ever more isolated: he “pale and miserable and neutral”; she “bitter and beaten by fear.” And having raised their children to be similarly dispassionate, it seems inevitable that their daughters should enter loveless marriages. While Mary becomes the dutiful wife, younger sister Louisa vows to experience love for herself—little knowing that such desires will divide an already broken family. Most famous for Lady Chatterley’s Lover, D.H. Lawrence (1885­1930) is universally regarded as one of the foremost figures of early 20thcentury literature.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3465214 in Books
• Published on: 2004-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 112 pages

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About the Author
Most famous for his last novel, Lady Chatterley's Lover, and the furore its publication provoked, D.H. Lawrence (1885 - 1930) is universally regarded as one of the foremost figures in early twentieth-century English literature. Indian-born Anita Desai is one of the foremost writers of the day. Her best-known novels include In Custody (1984) and Boumgartner's Bombay (1988) and more recently, the Booker shortlisted Fasting, Feasting (2000).