Her eyes were grey, colorless, yet dominant as light or fire, and caught by them, Therese could not look away.Īfter the woman (Carol) leaves, Therese impulsively sends a Christmas card to the delivery address. She was tall and fair, her long figure graceful in the loose fur coat that she held open with a hand on her waist. Their eyes met at the same instant, Therese glancing up from a box she was opening, and the woman just turning her head so she looked directly at Therese. Then one night a customer makes her way through the crowd to ask about a doll: She has a boyfriend for whom she shows little enthusiasm. Therese is an orphan (her mother is alive, but abandoned her as a young child) and lonely. Our story begins in a crowded department store where Therese works as a salesgirl. With that in mind, December is the perfect time to read this short novel about two women who meet during the Christmas season in New York City and who find love and happiness despite everything 1952 can throw at them. Genre: Classic, LGBTQIA, Literary Fictionīecause of its Christmas “meet cute” and other pivotal scenes that take place at Christmas, I consider the groundbreaking classic The Price of Salt (also published as Carol) to be a holiday book, although much of it takes place at other times in the year.
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