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At Fault by Kate Chopin

At Fault by Kate Chopin is a gripping novel about a young woman's struggle for independence. Set in rural Louisiana in the late nineteenth century, the story follows the life of Calixta, a young widow who is determined to control her own destiny. She must confront the oppressive... Read Full Overview

Th r se Lafirme, a beautiful and resourceful Creole woman, is widowed at age thirty-two and left alone to run her Louisiana plantation. When Th r se falls in love with David Hosmer, a divorced businessman, her strong moral and religious convictions make it impossible for her... Read Full Overview

AT FAULT
by Kate Chopin

EDITION Cactus Classics Large Print - 16 Point Font
FONT 16 point Garamond
BOOK TRIM SIZE 6" x 9" (15.2 cm x 22.9 cm)
COVER Glossy
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When J r me Lafirme died, his neighbors awaited the results of his sudden taking off with indolent watchfulness. It was a matter of unusual interest to them that a plantation of four thousand acres had been left unincumbered to the disposal of a handsome, inconsolable, childless... Read Full Overview

At Fault (1890) is a novel by American author Kate Chopin. Published at the author's expense, At Fault is the undervalued debut of a pioneering feminist and gifted writer who sought to portray the experiences of Southern women struggling to survive in an era... Read Full Overview

At Fault (1890) is a novel by American author Kate Chopin. Published at the author's expense, At Fault is the undervalued debut of a pioneering feminist and gifted writer who sought to portray the experiences of Southern women struggling to survive in an era... Read Full Overview

'At Fault', which mirrors Chopin's own life, was written at the beginning of her career and introduces characters and themes that appeared later in her accliamed novel 'The Awakening'. Set in the post-Reconstruction South against the backdrop of economic devastation and simmering... Read Full Overview

Celebrated for her depictions of life among Louisiana's Creole and Cajun peoples, Kate Chopin (1850-1904) is today seen as a major figure in southern literature. Her short stories and her last novel, The Awakening (1899), are widely read and studied. Unjustly neglected, however,... Read Full Overview

Kate Chopin, born Katherine O'Flaherty (February 8, 1850 - August 22, 1904), was a U.S. author of short stories and novels. She is now considered by some to have been a forerunner of the feminist authors of the 20th century of Southern or Catholic background, such as Zelda Fitzgerald... Read Full Overview

When J r me Lafirme died, his neighbors awaited the results of his sudden taking off with indolent watchfulness. It was a matter of unusual interest to them that a plantation of four thousand acres had been left unincumbered to the disposal of a handsome, inconsolable, childless... Read Full Overview

At Fault By Kate Chopin

Kate Chopin was an American author whose works i the late 19th century greatly influenced the feminist authors of the 20th century. Chopin's novel At Fault is about a young widow who falls in love with a recently divorced man. The book gives an excellent look at how different... Read Full Overview

Kate Chopin, is now considered by some to have been a forerunner of the feminist authors of the 20th century. At Fault, set in New Orleans, is the first of her two novels.

"If ever asked to give her opinion of divorce, she might have replied that the question... Read Full Overview