{"product_id":"d-h-lawrences-the-virgin-and-the-gipsy-martin-secker-1931","title":"D. H. Lawrence's The Virgin and the Gipsy - Martin Secker, 1931","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: The Virgin And The Gipsy\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: D. H. Lawrence\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Martin Secker\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1931\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age with a faded spine, tanned pages with an endpaper inscription.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eD. H. Lawrence's 1930 novella, The Virgin and the Gipsy, is a passionate story of Yvette Saywell, a rector's daughter, and her emotional and sexual awakening through a forbidden connection with a charismatic gipsy. The narrative explores themes of freedom versus societal constraints and the power of instinct, anticipating elements of Lady Chatterley's Lover. The story culminates in a natural disaster, a flood, which provides a catalyst for Yvette's escape from her stifling life and her embrace of a new world of passion and self-discovery. ","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55778967323003,"sku":"10589151","price":14.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/files\/orig_490481_jpg.jpg?v=1758632759","url":"https:\/\/countryhouselibrary.co.uk\/products\/d-h-lawrences-the-virgin-and-the-gipsy-martin-secker-1931","provider":"Country House Library ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}