An earlier affair with the artist Josephine leads the protagonist to leave his wife and his job with the miners' union.
One character in this book continuously repeats "Nobody loves me. I need to be loved." At one point in this novel, the protagonist thinks of Cleopatra while making love. The protagonist is frightened when, during his travels, someone shoots a dog twice and the police round up a group of protesters, and in another town he encounters an Australian and a Welsh painter as well as the writer James Argyle. The protagonist later starts an affair with a woman whose husband is only identified as an army colonel, Nan. An earlier affair with the artist Josephine leads the protagonist to leave his wife and his job with the miners' union. Rowland Lilly advises the protagonist to travel to Italy rather than continue his career at the London Opera. For 10 points, name this novel which ends with the destruction of the title flute, by D.H. Lawrence.
One character in this book continuously repeats "Nobody loves me.
Aaron's Rod