The Awakening (Dover Thrift Editions)

The Story

This novel shocked readers with its open sensuality and uninhibited treatment of marital infidelity. Poignant and lyrical, it tells the story of a New Orleans wife who attempts to find love outside a stifling marriage. Critics have praised it as a first-rate narrative and a forerunner of the modern novel. Newly available in this inexpensive edition, 'The Awakening' offers modern readers superb characterization and an insightful portrait of a woman’s awakening to physical passion.