When Jerome Lafirme died, his neighbors awaited the results of his sudden taking off with indolent watchfulness. It was a matter of unusual interest to them that a plantation of four thousand acres had been left unincumbered to the disposal of a handsome, inconsolable, childless Creole widow of thirty. A betise of some sort might safely be looked for. But time passing, the anticipated folly failed to reveal itself; and the only wonder was that Therese Lafirme so successfully followed the methods of her departed husband."

Beautifully designed edition of Kate Chopin's classic "The Awakening."

Set in New Orleans and the Southern Louisiana coast at the end of the nineteenth century, the plot centers around Edna Pontellier and her struggle to reconcile her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood with the prevailing social attitudes of the turn-of-the-century South. It is one of the earliest American novels that focuses on women's issues without condescension. It is also one of the most important novels written by an American woman in the nineteenth century. -wikipedia

The Awakening follows Edna Pontelliers journey of self-discovery. She is 28 years old, has a comfortable life, a loving husband, and two adoring sons. However something is missing in her life and this makes her restless and yearning for excitement. Eventually her inner feelings are awakened when she falls in love with another man. Edna will soon discover that following her heart doesnt necessarily bring her happiness, but tragedy.

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THERE was nothing to do on the plantation so Telesphore, having a few dollars in his pocket, thought he would go down and spend Sunday in the vicinity of Marksville. There was really nothing more to do in the vicinity of Marksville than in the neighborhood of his own small farm; but Elvina would not be down there, nor Amaranthe, nor any of Ma'me Valtour's daughters to harass him with doubt, to torture him with indecision, to turn his very soul into a weather-cock for love's fair winds to play with. Telesphore at twenty-eight had long felt the need of a wife. His home without one was like an...