Lessing, Doris May
The Cleft
- ISBN 13:
- 9780007233441
- author:
- Lessing, Doris May
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Harper Perennial
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2008
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 2 centimetres (0.1
- Genre:
- Fiction
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Doris Lessing invites us to imagine a mythical society free from sexual intrigue and rivalry. In "The Cleft", she recounts the story of an ancient community of women living in a coastal wilderness, where childbirth is controlled by the cycles of the moon. This fascinating novel explores how men and women coexist in the world, and how gender affects every aspect of our existence. The Clefts, a society without men, are thrown into disquiet when a strange child - a boy - appears among them. As more males arrive, they are rejected and sacrificed to eagles, but some survive and thrive on the other side of a mountain. The novel confronts the themes that inspired much of Lessing's early writing, raising questions about the nature of humanity and our place in the world.
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