The price of salt

A chance encounter between two lonely women leads to a passionate romance in this lesbian cult classic. Therese, a struggling young sales clerk, and Carol, a homemaker in the midst of a bitter divorce, abandon their oppressive daily routines for the freedom of the open road, where their love can blo...

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Main Author: Highsmith, Patricia, 1921-1995.
Other Authors: Morgan, Claire, 1921-1995.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Mineola, New York : Dover Publications, Inc., 2015.
Edition: Unabridged reprint.
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Summary: A chance encounter between two lonely women leads to a passionate romance in this lesbian cult classic. Therese, a struggling young sales clerk, and Carol, a homemaker in the midst of a bitter divorce, abandon their oppressive daily routines for the freedom of the open road, where their love can blossom. But their newly discovered bliss is shattered when Carol is forced to choose between her child and her lover.
Item Description: Originally published by Coward-McCann, Inc, New York, in 1952 under the pseudonym Claire Morgan.
Released as a motion picture in 2015 under the title Carol.
Physical Description: 249 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN: 0486800296
9780486800295
Author Notes: Patricia Highsmith wrote twenty-one novels including "Strangers on a Train" & the "Ripley" series. She died in 1995 in Switzerland, where she resided much of her life.

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