Carol, 9781526693921
Hardcover
Forbidden love ignites between two women in 1950s New York.
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    320 pages

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    2 February 2026

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Summary

Carol: A Haunting Love Story in Fifties New York

Therese is an ordinary sales assistant in a New York department store when Carol, a beautiful and alluring woman, walks into her life. Therese, a nineteen-year-old, is stuck in a job she hates and a relationship she doesn’t want. Carol is a sophisticated, bored suburban housewife dealing with a divorce and a custody battle.

As Therese is drawn into Carol’s world, she realizes what they both risk losing.

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9781526693921
ISBN-10:1526693925
Author:Patricia Highsmith
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:2 February 2026
Weight:0g
Dimensions:216mm x 135mm
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Critics Review

Has the drive of a thriller but the imagery of a romance … This is a book that is hard to set aside; it demands to be read late into the night with eyes burning and heart racing * Val McDermid *‘A document of persecuted love … perfect’ * Independent *‘Gently exploratory, genuinely moving’ * Mail on Sunday *‘An original, honest novel, a remarkable imaginative achievement by any standard … compelling’ * Financial Times *

About The Author

Patricia Highsmith

Patricia Highsmith is the author of classics such as Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr Ripley. Born in Texas, she spent much of her life in England, France and Switzerland. She died in 1995 in Locarno, Switzerland.

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