The Awakening by Kate Chopin Hardback Book 9780241630785

Little Clothbound Classics irresistible mini editions of short stories novellas and essays from the worlds greatest writers designed by the awardwinning Coralie BickfordSmithThis candid portrayal of a woman who refuses to accept her allotted role as wife and mother caused an outcry when it was published in 1899It is the story of Edna Pontellier who spends the summer on the Gulf of Mexico with her businessman husband and her two sons When an illicit romance awakens unfamiliar ideas and longings in Edna she discovers a new identity for herself but cannot hope for understanding in the stifling attitudes of Louisiana society