Lady Chatterley's Lover

'She had come to the real bed-rock of her nature, and was essentially shameless' Constance Chatterley feels trapped in her sexless marriage to the invalid Sir Clifford. Unable to fulfil his wife emotionally or physically, Clifford encourages her to have a liaison with a man of their own class. But Connie is attracted instead to Mellors, her husband's game-keeper, with whom she embarks on a passionate affair that brings new life to her stifled existence. Can she find true equality with Mellors, despite the vast gulf between their positions in society? One of the most controversial novels in English literature, Lady Chatterley's lover is an erotically charged and psychologically powerful depiction of adult relationships. In her introduction, Doris Lessing discusses the influence of Lawrence's sexual politics, his relationship with his wife Frieda and his attitude towards the First World War. Using the complete and restored text of the Cambridge edition, this volume includes a new chronology and further reading by Paul Poplawski and notes by Michael Squires. No one ever wrote better about the power struggles of sex and love' DORIS LESSING 'A masterpiece' GUARDIAN Edited with notes by MICHAEL SQUIRES With an introduction by DORIS LESSING