The Lost Girl

The Lost Girl, D. H. Lawrence's forgotten novel, is a passionate tale of longing and sexual defiance, of devastation and destitution.

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: 10/21/2003
ISBN: 9780812969979
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 8.03h x 5.22w x 0.86d

Review Citations: New York Review of Books 02/24/2005 pg. 25