Doris Lessing "Stories"
Included are seminal
stories like "To Room Nineteen"; in which a woman reacts against the
oppression of her banal marriage with dreadful results; "One off the
Short List", which traces the surprising conclusion to a seduction gone
awry, and "The Habit of Loving" in which a lonely older man who takes a
vivacious young wife witnesses an unexpected reversal of intimacy.
Here also are two classic novellas, "The Temptation of Jack Orkney" and "The Other Woman",
exemplifying Lessing's impressive understanding of human psychology.
Rich and various in mood and background - the settings range across
England and France - these stories powerfully convey the uncompromising
insight, intelligence and vision of one of the most ardently admired
writers of our time.
Hardcover, 696 pages