Frieda

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<p>The moving story of Frieda von Richthofen, wife of D.H. Lawrence - and the real-life inspiration for <i>Lady Chatterley's Lover, </i>a novel banned for more than 30 years Germany, 1907. Frieda, daughter of aristocrat Baron von Richthofen, has rashly married English professor Ernest Weekley. Visiting her family in Munich, a city alive with new ideas of revolution and free love, and goaded by a toxic sibling rivalry with her sisters, Frieda embarks on a passionate affair that is her sensual and intellectual awakening.</p><p>England, 1912. Trapped in her marriage to Ernest, Frieda meets the penniless but ambitious young writer D.H. Lawrence, a man whose creative energy answers her own needs. Their scandalous affair and tempestuous relationship unleashes a creative outpouring that will change the course of literature - and society - forever. But for Frieda, this fulfilment comes at a terrible personal cost.</p><p>A stunning novel of emotional intensity, <i>Frieda</i> tells the story of an extraordinary woman - and a notorious love affair that became synonymous with ideas of sexual freedom.</p>