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A Proper Marriage (Children of Violence, #2)

A Proper Marriage

Penned By Doris Lessing
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A Proper Marriage (Children of Violence, #2)

A Proper Marriage

Penned By Doris Lessing
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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. A Proper Marriage is the second novel in Doris Lessing's classic Children of Violence series of novels, each a masterpiece on its own right, and, taken together, an incisive and all-encompassing vision of our world in the twentieth century.

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Imprint HarperCollins
Released 1954
Identifier (ISBN) 328416
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Doris Lessing is the author of several novels. Originally from the East Coast, they now live in the Midwest with family. In addition to writing, Doris Lessing enjoys gardening, cooking, and reading way past bedtime. Their work often explores the complexities of everyday life and human relationships.

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