Lady Chatterley's Lover

Description

Part of a series of new editions of DH Lawrence's most famous novels, stories and poems Constance Chatterley feels trapped in her sexless marriage to the invalid Sir Clifford. Unable to fulfil his wife emotionally or physically, Clifford encourages her to have a liaison with a man of their own class. But Connie is attracted instead to her husband's gamekeeper and embarks on a passionate affair that brings new life to her stifled existence. Can she find a true equality with Mellors, despite the vast gulf between their positions in society? One of the most controversial novels in English literature, Lady Chatterley's Lover is an erotically charged and psychologically powerful depiction of adult relationships.

D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930), English novelist, storywriter, critic, poet and painter, one of the greatest figures in 20th-century English literature. Among his works, Sons and Lovers appeared in 1913, The Rainbow (1915), Women In Love (1920), and many others. Doris Lessing was born Doris May Tayler in Persia (now Iran) on October 22, 1919. Among her major works are- The Golden Notebook (1962), Martha Quest and a proper marriage, The Four-Gated City (1969), The Fifth Child (1988), and Mara and Dann- An Adventure (1999).

No one ever wrote better about the power struggles of sex and love. Doris Lessing "No one ever wrote better about the power struggles of sex and love." -Doris Lessing