The Grass is Singing: Unabridged 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.
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.
‘Profoundly generous and humane’ DOUGLAS STUART
‘Engrossing … brilliantly imagined’ COLM TÓIBÍN
‘Extraordinary’ TARA WESTOVER
‘A novel I didn’t want to end’ ROXANE GAY
Min Jin Lee, the acclaimed author of Pachinko, returns with a breathtaking contemporary epic that follows one family as they reckon with personal dreams and familial duty.
‘Profoundly generous and humane’ DOUGLAS STUART
‘Engrossing … brilliantly imagined’ COLM TÓIBÍN
‘Extraordinary’ TARA WESTOVER
‘A novel I didn’t want to end’ ROXANE GAY
Min Jin Lee, the acclaimed author of Pachinko, returns with a breathtaking contemporary epic that follows one family as they reckon with personal dreams and familial duty.
‘Profoundly generous and humane’ DOUGLAS STUART
‘Engrossing … brilliantly imagined’ COLM TÓIBÍN
‘Extraordinary’ TARA WESTOVER
‘A novel I didn’t want to end’ ROXANE GAY
Min Jin Lee, the acclaimed author of Pachinko, returns with a breathtaking contemporary epic that follows one family as they reckon with personal dreams and familial duty.
‘A gut punch of a novel’ BOBBY PALMER
‘Thrillingly alive’ ANDREW McMILLAN
‘A storm of a novel’ LUCY ROSE
‘Truly propulsive writing’IRISH TIMES
‘One of the most gripping novels I’ve read in a long time’ SAMIRA AHMED, Front Row, BBC Radio 4
The debut novel from the bestselling author of Women Talking, written with her signature wit and compassion.
‘A gut punch of a novel’ BOBBY PALMER
‘Thrillingly alive’ ANDREW McMILLAN
‘A storm of a novel’ LUCY ROSE
‘Truly propulsive writing’IRISH TIMES
‘One of the most gripping novels I’ve read in a long time’ SAMIRA AHMED, Front Row, BBC Radio 4
‘A gut punch of a novel’ BOBBY PALMER
‘Thrillingly alive’ ANDREW McMILLAN
‘A storm of a novel’ LUCY ROSE
‘Truly propulsive writing’IRISH TIMES
‘One of the most gripping novels I’ve read in a long time’ SAMIRA AHMED, Front Row, BBC Radio 4
‘A gut punch of a novel’ BOBBY PALMER
‘Thrillingly alive’ ANDREW McMILLAN
‘A storm of a novel’ LUCY ROSE
‘Truly propulsive writing’IRISH TIMES
‘One of the most gripping novels I’ve read in a long time’ SAMIRA AHMED, Front Row, BBC Radio 4
‘A fantastic novel, brilliantly crafted’ MARCUS DU SAUTOY
‘Enthralling … not to be missed’GUARDIAN
‘A meticulously constructed marvel’ WASHINGTON POST
‘I wish there were more books like this’ ELIF BATUMAN
‘A fantastic novel, brilliantly crafted’ MARCUS DU SAUTOY
‘Enthralling … not to be missed’GUARDIAN
‘A meticulously constructed marvel’ WASHINGTON POST
‘I wish there were more books like this’ ELIF BATUMAN
‘A fantastic novel, brilliantly crafted’ MARCUS DU SAUTOY
‘Enthralling … not to be missed’GUARDIAN
‘A meticulously constructed marvel’ WASHINGTON POST
‘I wish there were more books like this’ ELIF BATUMAN
‘I urge you to read Bad Habit’ PEDRO ALMODÓVAR
‘Had me hooked from the first page … Savour every word’ DUA LIPA
‘The book that everyone is reading’NEW YORK TIMES
‘Sublime’ ÉDOUARD LOUIS
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‘Drew me in like a whirlpool’ NICOLA DINAN
‘A beautiful fever dream’ KRISTEN ARNETT
‘Highly seductive … and fun as hell!’ TONY TULATHIMUTTE
‘A ghostly, feverish love story’ANOTHER MAGAZINE
‘Hugely enjoyable … dreamlike and erotic’THE TIMES
‘Incredible … romantic, dangerous and sexy’ KATIE BUCKLEY
‘Trippy, incisive, riotously funny’ ALEXANDRA KLEEMAN
‘[An] insightfully nightmarish parable ‘ HALLE BUTLER
‘A stunner’ NANA KWAME ADJEI-BRENYAH
‘Luminous … as if George Saunders infiltrated the Severance writers’ room’ WASHINGTON POST
‘Trippy, incisive, riotously funny’ ALEXANDRA KLEEMAN
‘[An] insightfully nightmarish parable ‘ HALLE BUTLER
‘A stunner’ NANA KWAME ADJEI-BRENYAH
‘Luminous … as if George Saunders infiltrated the Severance writers’ room’ WASHINGTON POST