Previously published in paperback by Penguin 1964, Grafton 1973 (reprinted thirteen times), Paladin 1989 (reprinted three times), Flamingo as a Flamingo Modern Classic 1993 (reprinted six times), and by Harper Perennial as a Harper Perennial Modern Classic (reprinted thirteen times)

First published in Great Britain by Michael Joseph Ltd 1962

New edition published 1972

Doris Lessing asserts the moral right to be

identified as the author of this work

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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Source ISBN: 9780007247202