Women in Love
- 542
- Pages
- about 10 h
- Reading time
- 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction
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Our view
“Women in Love” is an intense, searching novel about two sisters and the men they are drawn to, set during the First World War. Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen become entangled with Rupert Birkin and Gerald. Some readers are struck by the twists and by how their sympathies shift among the four leads; others are amused by Birkin’s habit of philosophising about love. It can be read without “The Rainbow”, though the sisters’ background lies there.
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About the book
Lawrence's Women in Love tells the story of two sisters who pursue romantic relationships during the time of the first world war. Women in Love is a sequel to Lawrence's earlier novel, The Rainbow, and, like many of his novels, caused controversy due to it's sexual subject matter. This Xist Classics edition has been professionally formatted for e-readers with a linked table of contents. This eBook also contains a bonus book club leadership guide and discussion questions. We hope you’ll share this book with your friends, neighbors and colleagues and can’t wait to hear what you have to say about it.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.1 across 63 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 30% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Classics average of 7.7. That is how 7.5 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.2 | 20 | 32% |
| Hardcover | 7.0 | 43 | 68% |
Frequently asked
How long is Women in Love?
It has 542 pages — longer than 90% of the ranked books in Classics.
In this book
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