Alfred And Emily

“She has never displayed her potent imagination to better effect, or her gift for probing realism . . . a profoundly moving memoir and portrait of a marriage.”

“An odd and powerful excursion into lost time. . . . a powerful reminder not only of Lessing’s past but also of how each of us can return to our own and come back with something precious.”

“An intriguing work . . . [that] shimmers with precisely remembered details.”

“Laced with the subtlest of observations and the wryest of wit...This unusual marriage of fiction and memoir (and family photographs) results in a book at once spellbinding, rueful, and tragic.”

“Alfred and Emily reveals why Lessing deserved literature’s highest honor. There is a remarkable level of courage, honesty, and wisdom in Alfred and Emily. . . . Lessing, nearing 90, continues to surprise.”

“Lessing’s taste for discomfiting truths is as evident as ever…as bracing and engaging as anything she has written.”

“A stirring exploration . . . gently yet deeply moving”

“A clever, moving coupling of fiction and nonfiction. ALFRED & EMILY is...a testament to [Lessing’s] ongoing literary vitality.”

“A truly intriguing piece of work...the book is also an interesting glimpse of an empire and an era.”

Distributor: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Date: 08-05-2008
Pages: 288
Measurements: 8.25in X 5.5in X 1.05in X 15.38oz