Bibliograph

The price of salt, Carol, Patricia Highsmith

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The price of salt, Carol, Patricia Highsmith

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The price of salt

Oclc number

956734733

Responsibility statement

Patricia Highsmith

Sub title

Carol

Summary

"Centering on an unlikely romance between a young woman and a lonely homemaker, this lesbian cult classic is an engrossing tale of passion and self-discovery. Therese, a bright-eyed sales clerk, and Carol, a housewife in the throes of a bitter divorce, meet by chance, but their immediate connection is no accident. Fleeing the oppressive routines of their daily lives, they chase their blossoming romance down the open highway in search of freedom and bliss. But their honeymoon is cut short when Carol is faced with the painful choice between her child and her new love. Best known for her psychological thriller Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley, Patricia Highsmith published The Price of Salt under a pseudonym to avoid suffering 1952's disparaging view of homosexuality. But Highsmith's complex and insightful treatment of lesbian characters continues to defy stereotypes about the LGBT community. A landmark in the history of American feminist and lesbian literature, The Price of Salt is a sensual, articulate, and engaging treatise on the importance of being true to one's self"--Page 4 of cover

resource.variantTitle

Carol

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