D H Lawrence 
Rainbow 

A novel which chronicles the lines of three generations of the Brangwen family and the emergence of modern England. Set between the 1840s and the early years of the twentieth century The Rainbow tells the story of three generations of the Brangwen family, ancient occupiers of Marsh Farm, Nottinghamshire. Through courting, pregnancy, marriage and defiance Lawrence explores love and the conflicts it brings. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY RACHEL CUSK