<p>This biography of one of the twentieth century's most important novelists thoroughly explores Doris Lessing's personal life experiences - experiences that served as raw material for her influential literature, including her explosive novel The Golden Notebook. Beginning with Lessing's birth in Persia to a cold & spiteful mother, the biographer follows Lessing through her life's many phases: an isolated childhood in Africa, lonely years at a distant boarding school, a rebellious & promiscuous young adulthood, years at a menial job as a telephone operator, a brief marriage, motherhood, her flight from her husband & children, her political activism, fame, friendships made & broken, & always her writing. The author reveals the spirit of a woman who was never afraid to challenge the status quo, who always sought the deeper truth, & who struggled with the essential questions of identity.</p>

Doris Lessing: In the World but Not of It

Carole Klein

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Doris Lessing: In the World but Not of It