![]() ![]() Written in 1913, the novel was shocking at the time, dealing as it does with an unhealthy relationship between mother and son, leading to the son’s subsequent inability to love women his own age. When he left for London and later died, his mother transferred her dependence from him to Paul. ![]() Paul’s mother had some education before she married the once-attractive Walter Morel, but he eventually succumbed to alcohol and a bleak life in the pits, and Paul’s older brother became the mainstay of the family. Lawrence’s most autobiographical novel, Lawrence’s main character, Paul Morel, is a frail, artistic boy, having more in common with his mother than with his coal miner father. “I can’t physically love you, any more than I can fly up like a skylark.” ![]() Note: Modern Library has ranked this book #9 on their list of 100 Best Novels of the 20 th century. ![]()
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