The Lost Girl - 9781535291729

The Lost Girl is a novel by D. H. Lawrence, first published in 1920. It was awarded the 1920 James Tait Black Memorial Prize in the fiction category. Lawrence started it shortly after writing Women in Love, and worked on it only sporadically until he completed it in 1920. Alvina Houghton, the daughter of a widowed Midlands draper, comes of age just as her father's business is failing. In a desperate attempt to regain his fortune and secure his daughter's proper upbringing, James Houghton buys a theater. Among the traveling performers he employs is Ciccio, a sensual Italian who immediately captures Alvina's attention. Fleeing with him to Naples, she leaves her safe world behind and enters one of sexual awakening, desire, and fleeting freedom.

Author: D. H. Lawrence, Only Books

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Dec 18, 2016

Number of Pages: 240 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1535291729

ISBN-13: 9781535291729