num_pages: 240
description: Poet Jane Gray, whose husband has left her shortly before the birth of their second child, falls passionately in love with James, the husband of Lucy - Jane's cousin and her friend. Their adulterous affair remains secret until a tragic accident exposes it to the world and they have to face the consequences! The Waterfall is a powerful novel about sexual awakening and obsession - and the violent conflicts of maternal and sexual love.
language: English
title: The Waterfall
titlecomplete: The Waterfall
genres: Classics, British Literature, Female Authors, Novels, Romance, 20th Century, Literature, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Womens
ratings_count: 535
publisher: Penguin