Sons and Lovers

Sons and Lovers

1913 • 493 pages

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The marriage of Gertrude and Walter Morel has become a battleground. Repelled by her uneducated and sometimes violent husband, delicate Gertrude devotes her life to her children, especially to her sons, William and Paul - determined they will not follow their father into working down the coal mines. But conflict is evitable when Paul seeks to escape his mother's suffocating grasp through relationships with women his own age. Set in Lawrence's native Nottinghamshire, Sons and Lovers is a highly autobiographical and compelling portrayal of childhood, adolescence and the clash of generations.


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Found it fairly difficult to understand Miriam, or to really empathize with Paul's relationship with his mother, but still a good read. I'd like to see a modern day screen adaptation starring the guy who plays Adam in Girls.

April 13, 2013

Spicy hot take, but I think this book could be about mommy issues.

December 31, 2022