Sister Carrie

Follow the journey of a young woman as she leaves behind her small town in search of a better life in this revolutionary first novel. Theodore Dreiser's "Sister Carrie" tells the story of Carrie Meeber's rise to fame, and the effects of her progress on the men who use her and are used in turn. With a nonjudgmental approach to its heroine's actions, the book sparked controversy upon its debut in 1900, but continues to fascinate readers with its compelling plot and realistic characters. A book that leaves an "inescapable impression of bigness" and seeks to "stir, to awaken, to move" – "Sister Carrie" is a psalm of life and a criticism of life all in one.