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"The publication of The Golden Notebook in 1962 established Lessing as a major writer of her time. In it Lessing experimented with structure, her writer protagonist Anna keeping four notebooks, trying to separate out the chaos of events in both public and private contemporary life. Nothing, Anna comes to realize, is solely personal; at any given time all are affected by the world in which they live while also, collectively, influencing the world. Yet, despite the many issues woven through the book, its exploration of women's concerns made it a flagship for the new wave feminism of the late 1960s and 1970s" (ODNB).� Jacket with some minor rubbing to the extremities, faint partial offsetting to endpapers, otherwise an excellent copy.�.

Published in 1962, 'The Golden Notebook' is considered to be Doris Lessing's masterpiece, exploring themes of mental and societal breakdown.