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Doris Lessing is one of the most important writers of the second half of the twentieth century. Her first novel, ‘The Grass is Singing’ was published in 1950, and since then her international reputation has flourished. Among her other celebrated novels are ‘The Golden Notebook’, ‘The Summer Before the Dark’, and ‘Memoirs of a Survivor’. Her most recent works include ‘Love, Again’ and two volumes of her autobiography, ‘Under my Skin’, and ‘Walking in the Shade’.

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THE GRASS IS SINGING

The Nobel Prize-winner Doris Lessing’s first novel is a taut and tragic portrayal of a crumbling marriage, set in South Africa during the years of Arpartheid.

Publication date: UK 17th Jan 2013

THE GOOD TERRORIST

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A group of squatters rebel against Mrs Thatcher and erupt into violence in this politicised novel from the author of ‘The Golden Notebook’.

Publication date: UK 17th Jan 2013

THE GOLDEN NOTEBOOK

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The landmark novel of the Sixties – a powerful account of a woman searching for her personal, political and professional identity while facing rejection and betrayal.

Publication date: UK 17th Jan 2013

THE GRANDMOTHERS [ePub edition]

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Four novellas by Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, that once again show her to be unequalled in her ability to capture the truth of the human condition.

Publication date: UK 29th Mar 2012

ON CATS [ePub edition]

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A collection of charming and celebrated writings about cats, from Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Publication date: UK 29th Mar 2012

BEN, IN THE WORLD [ePub edition]

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From Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, the sequel to one of her most celebrated novels, ‘The Fifth Child’.

Publication date: UK 29th Mar 2012

THE GOLDEN NOTEBOOK [ePub edition]

Cover of: THE GOLDEN NOTEBOOK [ePub edition]

The landmark novel of the Sixties – a powerful account of a woman searching for her personal, political and professional identity while facing rejection and betrayal.

Publication date: UK 30th Jan 2012

THE GOOD TERRORIST [ePub edition]

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A hugely significant political novel for the late twentieth century from one of the outstanding writers of the modern era and winner of the Nobel Prize for Fiction.

Publication date: UK 30th Jan 2012

LOVE, AGAIN [ePub edition]

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A fierce, compelling account of the nature and origins of love from Doris Lessing, one of the most acclaimed writers of the twentieth century and winner of the Nobel Pize for Literature 2007.

Publication date: UK 30th Jan 2012

THE FIFTH CHILD [ePub edition]

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A classic tale from Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, of a family torn apart by the arrival of Ben, their feral fifth child.

Publication date: UK 30th Jan 2012

THE GRASS IS SINGING [ePub edition]

Cover of: THE GRASS IS SINGING [ePub edition]

The Nobel Prize-winner Doris Lessing’s first novel is a taut and tragic portrayal of a crumbling marriage, set in South Africa during the years of Arpartheid.

Publication date: UK 30th Jan 2012

ALFRED AND EMILY

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Doris Lessing’s first book after winning the Nobel Prize for Literature revisits her childhood in Southern Africa and the lives, both fictional and factual, that her parents led.

Publication date: UK 5th Mar 2009

TIME BITES: Views and Reviews [ePub edition]

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Assembled here for the first time in book form are the very best occasional writings from the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Publication date: UK 5th Feb 2009

ON CATS [New edition]

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A collection of charming and celebrated writings about cats, from Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Publication date: UK 20th Oct 2008

THE CLEFT [ePub edition]

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Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, invites us to imagine a mythical society free from sexual intrigue, free from jealousy, free from petty rivalries: a society free from men.

Publication date: UK 4th Sep 2008

ALFRED AND EMILY [ePub edition]

Cover of: ALFRED AND EMILY [ePub edition]

Doris Lessing’s first book after winning the Nobel Prize for Literature revisits her childhood in Southern Africa and the lives, both fictional and factual, that her parents led.

Publication date: UK 4th Sep 2008

THE CLEFT

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Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, invites us to imagine a mythical society free from sexual intrigue, free from jealousy, free from petty rivalries: a society free from men.

Publication date: UK 7th Jan 2008

Harper Perennial Modern Classics — THE GOOD TERRORIST

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A hugely significant political novel for the late twentieth-century from one of the outstanding writers of the modern era and Winner of the Nobel Prize for Fiction 2007.

Publication date: UK 18th Jun 2007

THE GOLDEN NOTEBOOK

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‘The Golden Notebook’, the landmark novel by Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing, is a powerful account of a woman searching for her personal, political and professional identity amid the trauma of emotional rejection and sexual betrayal.

Publication date: UK 18th Jun 2007

THE STORY OF GENERAL DANN AND MARA'S DAUGHTER, GRIOT AND THE SNOW DOG

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A fascinating novel of love and ecology from the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Publication date: UK 19th Jun 2006

TIME BITES: Views and Reviews

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Assembled here for the first time in book form are the very best occasional writings from the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Publication date: UK 17th Oct 2005

THE GRANDMOTHERS

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Four novellas by Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, that once again show her to be unequalled in her ability to capture the truth of the human condition.

Publication date: UK 18th Oct 2004