The Price of Salt (later republished under the title Carol) is a 1952 romance novel by Patricia Highsmith, first published under the pseudonym "Claire Morgan." Highsmith—known as a suspense writer based on her psychological thriller Strangers on a Train —used an alias as she did not want to be tagged as "a lesbian -book writer", [ a ] and ...

Jul 28, 2020 · Therese is an awkward nineteen-year-old with a job she hates and a boyfriend she doesn't love; Carol is a sophisticated, bored suburban housewife in the throes of a divorce and a custody battle for her only daughter.

Jan 1, 2010 · 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.

Based on a true story plucked from Highsmith's own life, The Price of Salt tells the riveting story of Therese Belivet, a stage designer trapped in a department store day job, whose routine is forever shattered by an erotic epiphany - the appearance of Carol Aird, a customer who comes in to buy her daughter a Christmas toy. Therese begins to ...

Dec 14, 2024 · Patricia Highsmith (born January 19, 1921, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.—died February 4, 1995, Locarno, Switzerland) was an American novelist and short-story writer who was best known for psychological thrillers, in which she delved into the nature of …

Mar 6, 2014 · First published psuedonymously in 1952 as The Price of Salt, Carol is a hauntingly atmospheric love story set against the backdrop of fifties New York. loading... Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995) was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and moved to New York when she was six.

Jun 28, 2024 · I’d rather spend the rest of my word count on a third personality, the most confounding one of all: Patricia Highsmith herself, who died at age 74 in February 1995, closing a legendary career and a richly, recklessly lived life. “Obsessions,” Highsmith wrote, “are the only things that matter.”