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Edna Pontellier “awakens� during another summer spent with her husband and children on Grande Isle, LA. The sultry nights, the hypnotic lapping of the waves on the beach, the intoxicating scents and the attentions of one person in particular all combine to bring strength to Edna’s inner self. Slowly, she comes to feel that she has stifled the person inside her for her husband, her family and society. She is unable to fully explain what is happening to her, but she knows that she can no longer be
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it was actually an interesting sad little tale about a woman trying to find herself. Too bad I read the intro before reading the book as it gave the end away. It was, however, interesting also to know that the authoer suffered quite a bit in her time for publishing this book since it was questionable content at the time (maybe not as bad as Madam Bovary but still quite "unlady-like" main character.
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