Carol: The Price of Salt
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4.4 • 12 Ratings
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
A chance encounter between two lonely women leads to a passionate romance in this lesbian cult classic. Therese, a struggling young sales clerk, and Carol, a homemaker in the midst of a bitter divorce, abandon their oppressive daily routines for the freedom of the open road, where their love can blossom. But their newly discovered bliss is shattered when Carol is forced to choose between her child and her lover.
Highsmith’s sensitive treatment of fully realized characters who defy stereotypes about homosexuality marks a departure from previous lesbian pulp fiction. Erotic, eloquent, and suspenseful, this story offers an honest look at the necessity of being true to one’s nature.
The basis for the upcoming film Carol, starring Rooney Mara, Cate Blanchett, and Kyle Chandler, to be released November 20, 2015
Customer Reviews
She has the range!!!!
Hard to believe this is the same writer who gave us the suspenseful thriller “strangers on a train” as well as the mastermind behind the guy we all hate to love, Tom Ripley — but this story is Highsmith’s most human. So beautiful and moving. Leaves you feeling like you’re standing parched in the desert and the rain has finally begun to fall.
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Patricia Highsmith is infinitely talented. She inspires so much of my writing. Beautiful beautiful beautiful and so important.