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
- | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- | Publication Date: Jan 09, 2017
- | Number of Pages: 324 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 154244604X
- | ISBN-13: 9781542446044