The AwakeningIntroducing Little Clothbound Classics irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas, and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award winning Coralie Bickford Smith. This candid portrayal of a woman who refuses to accept her allotted role as wife and mother caused an outcry when it was published in 1899. It is the story of Edna Pontellier, who spends the summer on the Gulf of Mexico with her businessman husband and her two