This novel traces three generations of the Brangwen family, farmers in Nottinghamshire who gradually move from the rhythms of rural life into the changing, industrial modern world. It begins with the settled marriage of Tom Brangwen and moves toward his stepdaughter's family and finally to Ursula, a young woman who seeks education, work and independence. Lawrence focuses on inner life, desire and the shifting relations between men and women. The book was prosecuted for obscenity soon after publication in 1915, but it is now seen as a landmark of modern fiction.
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She was the doorway to him, he to her. At last they had thrown open the doors, each to the other, and had stood in the doorways facing each other, whilst the light flooded out from behind on to each of their faces.