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The memoirs of a survivor

Pages
213
Published
1974
Language
English

Synopsis

In a Britain fractured by an unnamed catastrophe, a woman living in a crumbling city takes in a teenage girl and becomes entangled in the escalating violence of the new world. As the old order dissolves into scavenging, gangs, and paranoia, the two women must navigate a society where survival demands a hardening of the spirit. A haunting meditation on loss, resilience, and the cost of civility in a world that has already ended.

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About the author

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Doris Lessing

Doris May Lessing CH (née Tayler; born 22 October 1919) is a British writer, author of works such as the novels The Grass is Singing and The Golden Notebook. In 2007, Lessing won the Nobel Prize in Literature. She was described by the Swedish Academy as "that epicist of the female experience, who with scepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilisation to scrutiny". Lessing was the eleventh woman and the oldest person ever to win the Literature Prize. In 2001, Lessing...