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About this title: Kate Brown, aged 45, leaves her home and her self-sacrificing, passive life there. She spends the summer as a translator of Portuguese, traveling to Turkey and Spain and having an affair with a younger man. When she returns to London, she is able to accept her aging, her husband's affairs, and the fact that she is no longer essential to her children.
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Summer Before the Dark
by
Lessing, Doris May
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published: 1973
ISBN-13: 9780394484280
ISBN: 0394484282
Description: Good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 273 p. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
Summer Before the Dark
by
Lessing, Doris May
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published: 1973
ISBN-13: 9780394484280
ISBN: 0394484282
Description: Good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 273 p. Previous Owner's Inscription. read more
The Summer Before the Dark
by
Lessing, Doris May
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Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13: 9780394710952
ISBN: 0394710959
Description: Very Good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 247 p. read more
Summer Before the Dark
by
Lessing, Doris May
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published: 1973
ISBN-13: 9780394484280
ISBN: 0394484282
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 273 p. read more
Summer Before the Dark
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Lessing, Doris May
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House (UK)
Date Published: 10/1998
ISBN-13: 9780224008327
ISBN: 0224008323
Description: Very Good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 241 p. read more
Summer Before the Dark
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Lessing, Doris May
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Edition: 1978 5th printing.
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Bantam
Date Published: 1973
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Covers 'rubbed', slight edge-wear, pp lightly 'tanned', owner-name, in cover. NO stains, tears, writing, in tight book. Audience: General/trade. read more
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The Summer Before The Dark
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Lessing, Doris
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Edition: Y2640
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Publisher: Bantam
Date Published: 1974
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. corner crease front cover-moderate edge/tip wear-light browning-Good+ Book. read more
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The Summer Before The Dark
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Lessing, Doris
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Edition: 2nd printing
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Publisher: Bantam
Date Published: 1974
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13: 9780394710952
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Lessing, Doris
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam, New York
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13: 9780553118704
ISBN: 0553118706
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The Summer Before the Dark
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Lessing, Doris
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Binding: PAPERBACK
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The Summer Before the Dark
by
Doris Lessing
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1983-03-12
ISBN-13: 9780394710952
ISBN: 0394710959
Description: Very Good. PAPERBACK: Minimal spine creasing and edgewear. Daily shipping, large selection! ! ! read more
The Summer Before the Dark (Book Club Edition)
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Doris Lessing
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Edition: BCE
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: 1973
Description: A good reading copy only. Dust Jacket may have chips and close tears. -BCE, Hard Cover, Good / Good. read more
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Summer Before the Dark
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Lessing, Doris May
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published: 1973
ISBN-13: 9780394484280
ISBN: 0394484282
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 273 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
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The Summer Before the Dark
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Doris Lessing
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN-13: 9780140039993
ISBN: 0140039996
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
The Summer Before the Dark (Flamingo Modern Classic)
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Doris May Lessing
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Flamingo
ISBN-13: 9780586088999
ISBN: 0586088997
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The Summer Before the Dark
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Doris Lessing
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Binding: Softcover
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The Summer Before the Dark
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Binding: Softcover
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The Summer Before the Dark
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Doris Lessing
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Binding: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780394484280
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Description: Acceptable. May contain some marks or highlighting. Acceptable dust jacket. Former Library book. read more
The Summer Before the Dark
by
Doris Lessing
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Edition: Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Date Published: 1973
Description: Good in Fair jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. read more
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Summer Before the Dark
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Doris Lessing
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Edition: [1st. American ed. ]
Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: 4/12/1973
ISBN-13: 9780394484280
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The Summer Before the Dark
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Doris Lessing
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Edition: 1st Vintage Books ed
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 3/12/1983
ISBN-13: 9780394710952
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Summer Before the Dark
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Doris Lessing
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ISBN-13: 9780394484280
ISBN: 0394484282
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The Summer Before the Dark
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Doris Lessing
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam
Date Published: 1974
Description: Good. read more
The Summer Before the Dark
by
Lessing, Doris May
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13: 9780394710952
ISBN: 0394710959
Description: Good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 247 p. read more
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3 out of 5
Apr 20, 2009
By Nancy ,
Lincoln University, PA
"Good. Psychological analysis as we did it in the late '60s, early '70s. It reminded me very much of that time. We just don't think in these terms anymore. I'm sure I thought we discovered something back then, seeing the world and analyzing it in this way. Kinda funny how young people take their perspective so seriously."
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3 out of 5
Apr 12, 2009
By Elizabeth ,
Seattle, WA
"Not her best... but some beautifully constructed passages nonetheless."
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2 out of 5
Apr 2, 2009
By Zia ,
Torrance, CA
"I know its great, but I just didn't get it."
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3 out of 5
Dec 7, 2008
By Christina ,
Schenectady, NY
"This was really different from The Fifth Child. I definitely liked the latter better. This book was slow. It was well written but Feminist writing isn't my favorite. It was indicative of the time it was written. Definitely had that early 70's feel to it. I don't feel like I have a good feel for Lessing's work. She wrote over 35 books so I'm going to look into some other works."
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