(adjective) of or relating to a prostitute; havin…
The Golden Notebook
by
Doris Lessing
April 2, 2023 - April 11, 2023
(fiction, new-favorites, women-and-their-dilemmas, worth-rereading)
Lessing, D. (1962). The Golden Notebook. Harper Perennial Modern Classics.
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meretricious »
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paterfamilias »
(noun) the male head of a household / (noun) the …
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redolent »
strongly reminiscent or suggestive of
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virago »
a domineering, violent, or bad-tempered woman
p.402
somnolent »
(adjective) of a kind likely to induce sleep / (a…
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'They said you were a left-winger,' said Anna, in…
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'You're part of the team.'
'I don't feel that.…
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'Very well then. I can't write that short story o…
p.607
A short story: or a short novel: comic and ironic…
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'As I crack up out of that 100 per cent revolutio…
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Introduction 1971
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FREE WOMEN: 1
Anna meets her friend Molly in the summer of 1957 after a separation
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FREE WOMEN: 2
Two visits, some telephone calls and a tragedy
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FREE WOMEN: 3
Tommy adjusts himself to being blind while the older people try to help him
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FREE WOMEN: 3
Tommy adjusts himself to being blind while the older people try to help him
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FREE WOMEN: 4
Anna and Molly influence Tommy, for the better. Marion leaves Richard. Anna does not feel herself
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FREE WOMEN: 4
Anna and Molly influence Tommy, for the better. Marion leaves Richard. Anna does not feel herself
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THE GOLDEN NOTEBOOK
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