A proper marriage
a complete novel from Doris Lessing's masterwork Children of violence.
by Doris Lessing · 1954
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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.
FictionBritishWomenMarried womenAfrica, fictionBritish and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)