num_pages: 375
description: First published in 1923, Weeds is set amid the tobacco tenant farms of rural Kentucky. This pioneering naturalist novel tells the story of a hard-working, spirited young woman who finds herself in a soul-destroying battle with the imprisoning duties of motherhood and of managing an impoverished household. The novel is particularly noteworthy for its heartbreaking depiction of a woman who suffers not from a lack of love, but from an unrequited longing for self-expression and freedom.
language: English
title: Weeds
titlecomplete: Weeds
genres: Historical, Literature, Classics, Feminism, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 173
publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY