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The Grass Is Singing: A Novel

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4 out of 5
Based on 1,103 Ratings and 211 Reviews

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Set in Southern Rhodesia under white rule, Doris Lessing's first novel is at once a riveting chronicle of human disintegration, a beautifully understated social critique, and a brilliant depiction of the quiet horror of one woman's struggleagainst a ruthless fate.

Mary Turner is a self-confident, independent young woman who becomes the depressed, frustrated wife of an ineffectu... More
Book Information
PublisherHarperCollins Children's Books
BindingPaperback (24 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages272
ISBN-100061673749
ISBN-13978-0061673740
Publication Date09/16/2008
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About Doris Lessing (Author) : Doris Lessing is a published author of young adult books. Some of the published credits of Doris Lessing include Lady Chatterley's Lover (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition), Behind a Mask: The Unknown T... more
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