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Sons and Lovers

By: D. H. Lawrence
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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Sons and Lovers, D. H. Lawrence's first major novel, was also the first in the English language to explore ordinary working-class life from the inside. No writer before or since has written so well about the intimacies enforced by a tightly knit mining community and by a family where feelings are never hidden for long.

When the marriage between Walter Morel and his sensitive, high-minded wife begins to break down, the bitterness of their frustration seeps into their children's lives. Their second son, Paul, knows that he must struggle for independence if he is not to repeat his parents' failure. Lawrence's powerful description of Paul's single-minded efforts to define himself sexually and emotionally through relationships with two women---the innocent, old-fashioned Miriam Leivers and the experienced, provocatively modern Clara Dawes---makes this a novel as much for the beginning of the 21st century as it was for the beginning of the 20th.

Public Domain (P)2010 Tantor Classics Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Psychological Fiction Marriage Middle Ages
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I read the paper book years ago and it touched my heart. It still is a favorite book of mine and the interpretation is superb. The ending is one of the most intense pieces of literature I know, and a beautiful depiction of the immensity and loneliness of the human condition.

A favorite

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A good reading of Lawrence classic unabridged. Locations come to life . Characters and dialogue well delineated by the narrator. I would recommend this.

Sons and Lovers

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It’s worth a listen just for the beautiful use of the English language. Very well narrated too.

What writing and language.

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Absolutly fantastic read. Wonderful depth to the characters without slowing the pace of the story. You get a real feel for what life was like in a mining town at the turn of the century. Basically terrible. All the characters are so real and you feel as if you really get to know them and understand them. This is my first D H Lawrence, it will not be my last. The narration is spot on, strong, understandable accents.

Fantastic read

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A mesmerising story with tragedy that took my breath away at times and so very well read by Simon Vance - the pace was perfect.

I shan't forget about the Morels.

Great book and great app

My first D.H. Lawrence novel, and I loved it.

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