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The Rainbow

D. H. Lawrence

1976304 pagesabout 5–7 hours
1976
first published
  • 1976Penguin · 495 pages · ENGISBN 9780140006926
  • 1989Cambridge University Press · 672 pages · ENGISBN 9780521296892
  • 2008Digireads.com · 304 pages · ENGISBN 9781420930894
  • 2011Vintage Books · 460 pages · ENGISBN 9780099541455
  • 2007Kessinger Publishing, LLC · 474 pages · ENGISBN 9780548148921
  • 2005Dodo Press · 548 pages · ENGISBN 9781905432608
  • 1995Penguin Classics · 528 pages · ENGISBN 9780140188134
  • 2007Wildside Press · 476 pages · ENGISBN 9781434493712
RomanticStandard readGeneral Psychology

(Brangwen Family #1) Lush with imagery, this is the story of three generations of Brangwen women living during the decline of English rural life. Banned upon publication, it explores the most taboo subjects of its time: marriage, physical love, and one family's sexual mores.

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MoodAdventurousBittersweet
AtmosphereMagical

How it reads

PaceSlow burn
Plot intensityCharacter driven
Character focusSmall ensembleLarge ensemble

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ThemesFamilyClass
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