Large Print - The Awakening - Grand Type Collector's Edition - Matte Hardcover with Dust Jacket

<h3><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Experience timeless classics like never before in this Grand Type Collector's Edition</strong></h3><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>With clear easy-to-read formatting this edition is designed for readers who prefer or require larger text without sacrificing the excitement of the original.</span></p><p></p><h4><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Large Print Features:</strong></h4><ul><li><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>18-point font: </strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Generously sized text for maximum readability and comfort.</span></li><li><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Sans-serif font: </strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Clean modern typeface designed to reduce visual strain.</span></li><li><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Italics are bolded: </strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Important emphasis is maintained without thin hard-to-see lettering.</span></li><li><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Easy-to-read line lengths:</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Shorter rows of text (under 45 characters per line) make reading smoother and less tiring.</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>~~~</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Trapped in a world that demands her obedience as a wife and mother Edna Pontellier feels an irresistible pull toward something beyond convention-something wild liberating and entirely her own. Drawn to the shimmering waters of the Gulf and the intoxicating call of forbidden desires she begins to awaken to her individuality. The closer she moves toward freedom the more the expectations of society tighten around her forcing her to confront the high price of defying the roles she was born into.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>When </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Awakening</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> was published in 1899 its daring exploration of female independence and desire scandalized readers and nearly destroyed Kate Chopin's career. At a time when women were expected to embrace domestic life without question Edna's quiet rebellion against tradition was both radical and unsettling. Though condemned in its day the novel later emerged as a cornerstone of feminist literature celebrated for its unflinching portrayal of identity freedom and the cost of selfhood.</span></p>