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The Awakening - by Kate Chopin (Hardcover)

The Awakening - by  Kate Chopin (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Do you want to read The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories? If so then keep reading...</strong></p><p> </p><p>The Awakening shocked turn-of-the-century readers with its forthright treatment of sex and suicide. Departing from literary convention, Kate Chopin failed to condemn her heroine's desire for an affair with the son of a Louisiana resort owner, whom she meets on vacation. The power of sensuality, the delusion of ecstatic love, and the solitude that accompanies the trappings of middle- and upper-class life are the themes of this now-classic novel. As Kaye Gibbons points out in her Introduction, Chopin "was writing American realism before most Americans could bear to hear that they were living it."</p><p> </p><p><strong>What are you waiting for The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories is one click away, select the "Buy Now" button in the top right corner NOW!</strong></p>

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