Frieda : a novel of the real Lady Chatterley
Abbs, Annabel2018
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The moving story of Frieda von Richthofen, wife of D.H. Lawrence - and the real-life inspiration for Lady Chatterley's Lover, a novel banned for more than 30 years Germany, 1907. Frieda, daughter of aristocrat Baron von Richthofen, has rashly married English professor Ernest Weekley. Visiting her family in Munich, a city alive with new ideas of revolution and free love, and goaded by a toxic sibling rivalry with her sisters, Frieda embarks on a passionate affair that is her sensual and intellectual awakening. England, 1912. Trapped in her marriage to Ernest, Frieda meets the penniless but ambitious young writer D.H. Lawrence, a man whose creative energy answers her own needs. Their scandalous affair and tempestuous relationship unleashes a creative outpouring that will change the course of literature - and society - forever. But for Frieda, this fulfilment comes at a terrible personal cost. Who was the real Lady Chatterley? A stunning novel of emotional intensity, Frieda tells the story of an extraordinary woman - and a notorious love affair that became synonymous with ideas of sexual freedom.--Provided by publisher.
Main title:
Frieda : a novel of the real Lady Chatterley / Annabel Abbs.
Author:
Abbs, Annabel, author
Imprint:
Sydney, NSW : Hachette Australia, 2018.©2018.
Collation:
371 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-371).
ISBN:
9780733640117 (paperback)0733640117
Dewey class:
F
Language:
English
Subject:
Lawrence, Frieda, 1879-1956Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert), 1885-1930Husband and wife -- FictionAdultery -- FictionSexual freedom -- FictionGermany -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- FictionGreat Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- FictionHistorical fictionBiographical fiction
BRN:
531674