William, the eldest son, becomes engaged to a flake named Lily but dies before they are married.
William, the eldest son, becomes engaged to a flake named Lily but dies before they are married. Annie, the daughter, marries a simpleton named Leonard. Walter, the father, is a collier who is alternately a savage drunk and a remorseful penitent. The novel focuses on the unnaturally close relationship between the mother, Gertrude, and the second son, who fails in his relationships with Miriam Leivers and Clara Dawes. FTP, identify this autobiographical novel, the story of Paul Morel, which was written by D.H. Lawrence.
William, the eldest son, becomes engaged to a flake named Lily but dies before they are married.
{Sons and Lovers} (accept {Morel} before "the novel")