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The Summer Before the Dark
The Summer Before the Dark
Author: Doris Lessing
Summer begins, and Kate Brown - attractive, intelligent, forty-five years old - suspects nothing. Summer ends, and the woman she was no longe exists. THE SUMMER BEFORE DARK is her journey: From London to Turkey to Spain; from husband to lover to madness. A transformation that shimmers with emotion. A confrontation with self that forces us to rec...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780553202748
ISBN-10: 055320274X
Pages: 247
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Publisher: Bantam
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Thoroughly sensitive and engaging novel, no matter what age you are or what circumstances you find yourself in. This author is Literature with a capital L.
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Outstanding story by Lessing, focusing on a mother who slips away from her matron role and discovers herself again. Not at all as cheesy as that sounds, sorry I write terrible blurbs. Great read, though.


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