The Grass Is Singing Classic Paperback Book by Doris Lessing Bantam Books 1952

Set in South Africa under white rule, Doris Lessing's first novel is both a riveting chronicle of human disintegration and a beautifully understated social critique.

Mary Turner is a self-confident, independent young woman who becomes the depressed, frustrated wife of an ineffectual, unsuccessful farmer. 

Little by little the ennui of years on the farm work their slow poison, and Mary's despair progresses until the fateful arrival of an enigmatic and virile black servant, Moses. 

Locked in anguish, Mary and Moses -- master and slave -- are trapped in a web of mounting attraction and repulsion.

Their psychic tension explodes in an electrifying scene that ends this disturbing tale of racial strife in colonial South Africa.

Book is in acceptable condition. General shelf and corner wear. Cover fraying along the edges. Some white marks on front and back cover. The spine has some issues (see photo #3). Cover creasing. A solid reading copy. Please see photos for details, and let me know if you have any questions.

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