Sinopsis

The children of violence series, a quintet of novels tracing the life of Martha Quest from her childhood in Africa to a post-nuclear Britain if AD 2000, first established Doris Lessing as a major radical writer. In this third volume, Martha, now free of her stultifying marriage to Douglas, is able to pursue the independent life she has wanted for so long. Her deeping involvement with South African revolutionary politics draws her into a world of fierce commitments and passionate idealism. A time of great change, Martha's young womanhood brings not only immense happiness when she embarks on an affair with a fellow party member, but also great sorrow, for the pain of abandoning Caroline, her baby daughter, left at home with Douglas, never dimishes...