{"product_id":"sons-and-lovers","title":"Sons and Lovers","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA mother who loves too much. A son who cannot escape. And the novel that broke every rule about how a family should be written.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eD.H. Lawrence's semi-autobiographical masterpiece is the story of a young man torn between the woman who gave him life and the women who might teach him how to live.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaul Morel grows up in a mining town in the English Midlands, the son of a coarse, drunken father and a sensitive, ambitious mother who despises her husband. Gertrude Morel pours all her frustrated love into her sons, especially Paul, binding him to her with threads of guilt, devotion, and silent competition. As Paul becomes a young man, he falls in love with two very different women: the gentle, nurturing Miriam Leivers, who wants his soul; and the experienced, sensual Clara Dawes, who wants his body. But he cannot give himself fully to either. His mother will not let him go. And until he breaks free, he cannot become his own man.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is Lawrence at his most raw and autobiographical: a novel about class, desire, and the terrible, tender trap of family love. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSons and Lovers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is one of the first great Freudian novels—and one of the most honest portraits of a young artist ever written.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLawrence's breakthrough novel, published in 1913 to widespread critical acclaim\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawn directly from Lawrence's own childhood in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrequently ranked among the greatest novels of the 20th century, exploring the Oedipal complex before Freud was widely known in England\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears—or the perfect gift for anyone who knows that the hardest love to escape is a mother's.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eD.H. Lawrence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1885–1930) was an English novelist, poet, playwright, and essayist, one of the most controversial and influential writers of the twentieth century. Born in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, the son of a coal miner and a former schoolteacher, Lawrence drew heavily on his industrial Midlands upbringing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSons and Lovers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1913) was his third novel and the first to bring him widespread recognition. The novel is deeply autobiographical: Lawrence's own father was a miner, his mother a refined, ambitious woman who encouraged her son's artistic ambitions. When his mother died of cancer in 1910, Lawrence helped her die by giving her an overdose of medicine—a scene that appears in the novel. His other major works include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Rainbow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1915), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWomen in Love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1920), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLady Chatterley's Lover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1928). Lawrence spent much of his adult life traveling, seeking a climate that would ease his tuberculosis. 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