
From Doris Lessing winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature the second volume of her collected short stories. Lessing is unrivalled in her ability to capture the complexities of relationships & the stories in this wonderful collection have lost none of their original power. Two marriages both middle class liberal & rather literary share a shocking flaw a secret cancer. A young beautiful woman from a working-class family is courted by a very eligible very upmarket man. An ageing actress falls in love for the first time but can only express her feelings through her stage performances because her happily married lover is unobtainable. A dedicated lifelong rationalist is tempted after the death of his father by the comforts of religious belief. In this magnificent collection of stories which spans four decades Lessings unique gift for observation her wit her compassion & remarkable ability to illuminate human life are all remarkably displayed.