Lost Girl

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 theatre. Among the travelling 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.

Zusammenfassung
The Lost Girl is a novel by D. H. Lawrence that follows the story of Alvina Houghton, a young woman living in a small mining town in England. Feeling restless and unfulfilled with her life, Alvina decides to leave her hometown and travels to London in search of a new purpose. In London, Alvina meets a variety of characters, including two men named Ciccio and Natcha, who both fall in love with her. However, she struggles to find happiness with either of them, as she remains uncertain about her own desires and the direction her life should take. The Lost Girl is a compelling exploration of identity, love, and personal fulfillment, told with D. H. Lawrence's trademark psychological insight and poetic prose.