A novel of selfdiscovery that bears the hallmarks of lessing s brilliance, honesty and power to move the reader, the summer before the dark has been hailed by some as lessing s best book. Nobel laureate doris lessings classic novel of the pivotal summer in one womans life is a brilliant excursion into the terrifying gulf between youth. The summer before the dark resembles the authors first novel, the grass is singing, more than any since. Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. The summer before the dark flamingo modern classic english edition.
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