The Awakening (Alma) Christina Sharpe With the departure of her

With the departure of her uncle to the West Indies and the arrival from London of the fashionable Henry and Mary Crawford

outspoken—and entirely unexpected

this multilayered

the romantic and the gritty

The Awakening (Alma) Christina Sharpe With the departure of herOver one long, languid summer Edna Pontellier, fettered by marriage and motherhood, becomes acquainted with Robert Lebrun. As the days shorten and the temperature drops Edna succumbs to Roberts devotion. But as her desire grows so too does her discontentment with the role society has forced her to play and with the bonds that hold her fast and her world begins to unravel with devastating consequences. The Awakening is widely regarded as one of the