Sons and Lovers

Overview

Set in 1900s, this is a lushly descriptive and highly autobiographical portrayal of a young man growing up in a mining community

Set in 1900s, this is a lushly descriptive and highly autobiographical portrayal of a young man growing up in a mining community Paul Morel is the focus of his disappointed and fiercely protective mother's life. Their tender, devoted, and intense bond comes under strain when Paul falls in love with Miriam Leivers, a local girl his mother disapproves of. The arrival of the provocatively modern Clara Dawes causes further tension and Paul is torn bewtween his individual desires and family allegiances. Set in a Nottinghamshire mining town at the turn of the 20th century this is a powerful portrayal of family and love in all its forms.

Reviews

"He's an intoxicator, a very great writer. . . . The short stories are among the best in the language. I re-read Sons and Lovers and The Rainbow recently and thought them wonderful. . . . Has there ever been anyone like him for bringing places and people so vividly to life?"  —Doris Lessing

"Lawrence's masterpiece . . . a revelation."  —Anthony Burgess

Author Biography

D.H. Lawrence (1885–1930) was a pioneer of English modernism and is best known for his novels Lady Chatterley's Lover, The Rainbow, and Women in Love.