An opportunity encounter between two depressed women leads to a separate romance within this lesbian cult classic. Therese, a attempting young sales clerk, and Carol, a homemaker amid a bitter divorce, get away from their oppressive daily routines for the independence of the open up road, where their like can blossom. But their newly discovered bliss is shattered when Carol is forced to select between her kid and her fan.

Highsmith’s sensitive treatment of fully recognized individuals who defy stereotypes about homosexuality marks a departure from prior lesbian pulp fiction. Erotic, eloquent, and suspenseful, this tale offers an honest go through the necessity to be accurate to one’s character.

The price tag on Salt is the basis for the upcoming film Carol, starring Rooney Mara, Cate Blanchett, and Kyle Chandler, to be released Dec 18, 2015.

“A document of persecuted love-perfect.”-Individual (London)