D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
The Plumed Serpent
"The Plumed Serpent" by D. H. Lawrence is a political, mythological, and romance novel published in 1926. Set in post-revolutionary Mexico, it follows Kate Leslie, an Irish tourist who becomes entangled with two charismatic men leading a radical religious movement. Don Ramón and General Don Cipriano seek to abolish Christianity and restore ancient Aztec gods to power. As Kate is drawn deeper into their world, she faces a fateful choice about marriage and her role in their dangerous vision for Mexico's spiritual transformation.