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Book Reviews of The Summer Before the Dark

The Summer Before the Dark
Author: Doris Lessing
ISBN: 16327
Pages: 277
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Knopf
Book Type: 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.