The Rainbow, novel by D.H. Lawrence, published in 1915. The novel was officially banned after it was labeled obscene, and unsold copies were confiscated.
The story line traces three generations of the Brangwen family in the Midlands of England from 1840 to 1905. The marriage of farmer Tom Brangwen and foreigner Lydia Lensky eventually breaks down. Likewise, the marriage of Lydia’s daughter Anna to Tom’s nephew Will gradually fails.