The Price Of Salt By Patricia Highsmith May 2026

Carol’s former lover and loyal friend, who serves as a bridge between Carol’s past and present. 4. Themes to Explore

The story follows , a stage designer working a temporary job at a department store. She becomes infatuated with Carol Aird , an elegant suburban mother undergoing a difficult divorce. Their relationship develops during a cross-country road trip, but they are pursued by a private investigator hired by Carol’s husband to gather evidence of her "moral turpitude" to win a custody battle [1, 6]. 3. Key Characters The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith

Originally published under the pseudonym Claire Morgan because Highsmith’s publishers feared being associated with "lesbian fiction" [1, 2]. Carol’s former lover and loyal friend, who serves

Watch the 2015 adaptation, Carol , directed by Todd Haynes, starring Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett. It is widely praised for capturing the novel's atmospheric tension [7]. She becomes infatuated with Carol Aird , an