February Book Club: Lady Chatterley's Lover

Hello all! We decided in December that for February we could combine a classic book with a romance/naughty book - so Lady Chatterley's Lover it is!

I read this one many years ago but I do remember it as being a brilliant book. It does have a lot vulgarity and smuttiness - so if this is not your thing - probably best to give this one a miss.

Here is a summary of the book: Lady Chatterley’s Lover is a novel by D.H. Lawrence that was first published in 1928. It tells the story of a deeply unhappy woman married to a distant and impotent man who finds release in an affair (described by Lawrence in vivid detail) with the gameskeeper of the family estate.

Lady Chatterley’s Lover was banned in England and the United States after its publication with the unexpurgated edition not appearing in America until 1959, after a lengthy legal battle.

*I would advise buying the explicit/unannotated version. It is available on Amazon for 2.99 paperback or 49p Kindle. There are also many copies available in libraries and it is on Audible.

There have been many film and television adaptions over the years but the most recent was in 2022 on Netflix - this movie is still available to stream.

Topics we will explore in our club meeting include: Sex, class divide, classism, WWI, intellect vs physical, censorship, money and love.

Look forward to seeing you all there!