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A proper marriage
Doris Lessing · 1954 · 411 pages
FictionBritishWomenMarried womenAfrica, fictionBritish and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)
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About this book
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.
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