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An unconventional woman trapped in a conventional marriage, Martha Quest struggles to maintain her dignity and her sanity through the misunderstandings, frustrations, infidelities, and degrading violence of a failing marriage. Finally, she must make the heartbreaking choice of whether to sacrifice her child as she turns her back on marriage and security.
First publish date: 1954
Authors: Doris Lessing
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📘 The fifth child
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Doris Lessing’s *Shikasta* presents a layered essay-like narrative of Earth—named Shikasta—seen through the eyes of Canopus emissary Johar, documenting its history, societal collapse, and the looming threat of World War III as alien forces influence its destiny.

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📘 Briefing for a Descent into Hell
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The Good Terrorist by 7061973|Doris Lessing book cover

📘 The Good Terrorist
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A group of disillusioned, middle‑class youth living in a London squat confronts the city's hypocrisy, forming a tightly knit revolutionary band that questions consumerist emptiness and social injustice.

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📘 The Summer Before the Dark
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