| Genre: | Fiction |
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| Language : | English |
| Published: | January 07, 2008 |
| Edition: | 7th |
Paperback | |
| ISBN13: | 9780007233441 |
| ISBN10: | 0007233442 |
| Pages: | 288 |
| Dimensions: | 5.08 x 7.8 x 0.79 inches |
| Weight: | 260.82 g |
About the Book
Paperback. Pub Date :2008-01-07 Pages: 288 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins UK 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.An old Roman senator embarks on what may be his last endeavour: the retelling of the story of human creation He recounts the history of the Clefts. an ancient community of women living in an Edenic. coastal wilderness. . in the valley of an overshadowing mountain The Clefts have no need. or knowledge. of men -. childbirth is controlled through the cycles of the moon. and their children are always female But with the birth of a strange. new child -. a boy - the harmony of their community is thrown into jeopardy.At first. the Clefts are awestruck by this seemingly malformed child. but as more and ...