The Lost Girl D. H. Lawrence's forgotten novel is a passionate tale of longing and sexual defiance of devastation and destitution.
Alvina Houghton the daughter of a widowed Midlands draper comes of age just as her father's business is failing. In a desperate attempt to regain his fortune and secure his daughter's proper upbringing James Houghton buys a theater. Among the traveling performers he employs is Ciccio a sensual Italian who immediately captures Alvina's attention. Fleeing with him to Naples she leaves her safe world behind and enters one of sexual awakening desire and fleeting freedom.