The story of a middle-aged woman's search for freedom, from Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Her four children have flown, her husband is otherwise occupied, and after twenty years of being a good wife and mother, Kate Brown is free for a summer of adventure. She plunges into an affair with a younger man, travelling abroad with him, and, on her return to England, meets an extraordinary young woman whose charm and freedom of spirit encourages Kate in her own liberation. Kate's new life has brought her a strange unhappiness, but as the summer months unfold, a darker, disquieting journey begins, devastating in its consequences.
A novel of self-discovery 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.
| ISBN: | 9780586088999 |
| Publication date: | 17th June 2002 |
| Author: | Doris Lessing |
| Publisher: | Collins Flamingo an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 236 pages |
| Series: | Flamingo Modern Classic |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Shorter Reads |
The story of a middle-aged woman's search for freedom, from Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.Her four children have flown, her husband is otherwise occupied, and after twenty years of being a good wife and mother, Kate Brown is free for a summer of adventure. She plunges into an affair with a younger man, travelling abroad with him, and, on her return to England, meets an extraordinary young woman whose charm and freedom of spirit encourages Kate in her own liberation.
The Summer Before the Dark features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Shorter Reads
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The Summer Before the Dark was written by Doris Lessing and published by Collins Flamingo an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
The Summer Before the Dark has 236 pages
Yes it is part of Flamingo Modern Classic series
£10.79, reduced from £11.99. Temporarily Out Of Stock.