Set against the backdrop of England' s industrial revolution, D. H. Lawrence' s *The Rainbow* examines shifting social roles in pre-First World War England. Three generations of Brangwen women, Anna, Ursula, and Gudrun, each deal with their own challenges: forbidden sexual desire, unfulfilling marri
The Rainbow and the Rose
โ Scribed by Nevil Shute
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group;Vintage International
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 162 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1299003958
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โฆ Synopsis
When seasoned pilot Johnny Pascoe tries to rescue a sick girl from the Tasmanian outback, his plane crashes and leaves him stranded and dangerously injured. Another pilot and friend, Ronnie Clark, volunteers to rescue the injured flyer. Through strange dreams that appear to Clark we glimpse Pascoe's past family life with its secrets.
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