The Summer Before the Dark — Doris Lessing.
Title: The Summer Before the Dark
Author: Doris Lessing
Publisher: Paladin / Grafton Books
Format: Paperback
Edition: Paladin Books edition, 1990. First published in Great Britain by Jonathan Cape in 1973.
ISBN: 0586088997 / 9780586088999
Condition: Second-hand. Paperback with shelf wear, rubbing to cover edges, creasing to spine and covers, and age-toned pages. Please see photos for the exact copy available.
The Summer Before the Dark follows Kate Brown, a middle-aged woman whose family life and identity are unsettled when her children are grown and her husband is away. Offered work as a translator, she begins a summer of travel, self-questioning and emotional dislocation, moving toward a new and uncomfortable understanding of herself.