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This classic lesbian novel, first published under a pseudonym and the title ''The Price of Salt'' back in 1952, and now with a new introduction by Val McDermid, has also been made into a feature film by Todd Haynes and starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara.
Therese first glimpses Carol in the New York department store where she is working as a sales assistant. An awkward nineteen-year-old, loved by a young man she cares about, but does not desire, Therese suddenly feels wholly innocent and unprepared for the first shock of love. Carol is a sophisticated housewife in the throes of a divorce. As Therese becomes irresistibly drawn into Carol’s world, she soon realizes how much they both stand to lose. This classic lesbian novel is a love story told with compelling wit, eroticism, and consummate tenderness.
Paperback, 311 Pages, This Ed. Publ. November 2010
Author: Patricia Highsmith