Lawrence is perhaps best known for his novels Sons and Lovers, The Rainbow, Women in Love and Lady Chatterley's Lover. Fleeing with him to Naples, she leaves her safe world behind and enters one of sexual awakening, desire, and fleeting freedom.ĭavid Herbert Lawrence (1885-1930) was an English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter who published as D. Among the traveling performers he employs is Ciccio, a sensual Italian who immediately captures Alvina’s attention. In a desperate attempt to regain his fortune and secure his daughter’s proper upbringing, James Houghton buys a theater. Lawrence started it shortly after writing Women in Love, and worked on it only sporadically until he completed it in 1920.Īlvina Houghton, the daughter of a widowed Midlands draper, comes of age just as her father’s business is failing. It was awarded the 1920 James Tait Black Memorial Prize in the fiction category. This award-winning novel is a journey of discovery, following protagonist Alvina Houghton as she experiences a series of devastating personal losses and seeks to find an ideal romantic partner.
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