The Price of Salt: Or Carol

A chance encounter between two lonely women leads to a passionate romance in this lesbian cult classic. Therese, a struggling young sales clerk, and Carol, a homemaker in the midst of a bitter divorce, abandon their oppressive daily routines for the freedom of the open road, where their love can blossom. But their newly discovered bliss is shattered when Carol is forced to choose between her child and her lover.
Author Patricia Highsmith is best known for her psychological thrillers Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley. Originally published in 1952 under a pseudonym, The Price of Salt was heralded as "the novel of a love society forbids." Highsmith's sensitive treatment of fully realized characters who defy stereotypes about homosexuality marks a departure from previous lesbian pulp fiction. Erotic, eloquent, and suspenseful, this story offers an honest look at the necessity of being true to one's nature. The book is also the basis of the acclaimed 2015 film Carol, starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara.

作者簡介

派翠西亞．海史密斯（Patricia Highsmith,1921-1995）

　　美國當代最重要的女性作家之一，作品無論是偵探謀殺故事、驚悚短篇或女同志議題，在全球皆廣受歡迎。

　　出生於德州，從小由外祖母撫養長大。海史密斯與生母及養父之間的關係充滿著緊張，童年的壓力成為她日後創作的重要依據。她的寫作風格繁複多變化，充滿人性衝突與掙扎，畢生寫過20餘部小說與7部短篇小說集，其中《火車怪客》一書先後被三度改拍成電影。近期較著名的改編電影，則為麥特戴蒙主演的《天才雷普利》。由《鹽的代價》改編、奧斯卡影后凱特布蘭琪主演的電影《因為愛你》，2016年將在台灣上映。

　　Patricia Highsmith (1921 95) won the O.Henry Award for her first published short story, "The Heroine." Her22 novels and eight collections of short stories includesuch well-known books as Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley. Highsmith engaged in sexual relationships with women as well as men, and The Price of Salt is regarded as highly autobiographical."