num_pages: 288
description: A woman seeks love and the fulfillment of her essential nature outside of her stuffy, middle-class marriage. This book shocked the readers of 1899 and paved the way for the modern novel. Three 90-minute cassettes and one 60.
language: English
title: The awakening
titlecomplete: The awakening
characters: Adèle Ratignolle, Mademoiselle Reisz, Robert Lebrun, Alcée Arobin, Léonce Pontellier, Edna Pontellier
genres: Literature, American, Feminism, Classics, School, 19th Century, High School, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Read For School
ratings_count: 201599
places: New Orleans, Louisiana, Grand Isle, Louisiana
publisher: Barnes & Noble Books