Kate Chopin's The Awakening

by Kay Carey

A minor masterpiece, "The Awakening" was a scandalous book when it arrived from the turn-of-the-century presses. With a heroine who found her husband dull, married life dreary and confining, and motherhood to be bondage, this revolutionary book is still relevant to many.

73 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1997