Sons and Lovers

Sons and Loversis a highly autobiographical and compelling portrayal of childhood, adolescence, and the price of family bonds. Repelled by her uneducated and sometimes violent husband, delicate Gertrude Morel devotes her life to her sons. But conflict is inevitable when Paul seeks relationships with women to escape the suffocating grasp of his mother. As profoundly affecting today as it was nearly a century ago, this is the peerless Lawrence at his most personal. * Includes a new introduction, chronology, and further reading

D. H. Lawrence (1885-û1930) was one of the greatest figures in twentieth-century English literature. His works include The Rainbow and Lady Chatterley-'s Lover.

Blake Morrison has written numerous works, including Things My Mother Never Told Me.

Helen Dunmore, a novelist, poet, and short story writer, won the Orange Prize for Fiction with A Spell of Winter.