First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. Signed on title page by the author. First impression. ISBN: 0060168536 Pages: 214 Fine in near fine dust wrapper. Jacket very slightly creased at edge. Seller Inventory # A89602

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Title: THE REAL THING: STORIES AND SKETCHES. (...

Publisher: Harpercollins,, New York, Ny

Publication Date: 1992

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Signed: Signedes

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

The author of The Golden Notebook presents a collection of stories centered around London and featuring tales of a mother and daughter's reconciliation, a couple arguing over their daughter's independence, and a pregnant girl. 25,000 first printing. $30,000 ad/promo.

Review:

"A rich portrait of contemporary London...As always, Lessing expertly deciphers the complex relationships that characterize modern life.""-- New York Times Book Review""Doris Lessing has a powerful voice and a particular one. It speaks in anger at the distortion of personal relations ion a unsound society, but speaks it with a wit that manages to be both pitiless and compassionate." -- Richard Eder, "Los Angeles Times""The most accessible and lyrical of [Doris Lessing's] books, it registers the pulse of a modern metropolis." -- Robert Taylor, "Boston Globe""["The Real Thing"] showcases the uncompromising realism that first won Doris Lessing fame...A real treat for Lessing Fans." -- Wendy Smith, "Cleveland Plain Dealer"

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