The Review The Awakening is the story of Edna Pontellier, a terribly bored housewife. She has unquestioningly followed the path defined for her sex. She married young, had two beautiful children and at the ripe young age of twenty-eight, she discovered she has nothing to live for. That is until she meets Robert LeBraun, the handsome and kind son of their lodge owner at Grand Isle. She begins to feel the hints of infatuation which …
Female writers
Jet lag and international travel might have cut down October’s reading time, but a two-book round-up featuring Esi Edugyan’s powerful Washington Black and the classic correspondence of 84, Charing Cross Road made for a wonderful month.