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Intelligent, sensitive, and fiercely passionate, Martha Quest is a young woman living on a farm in Africa, feeling her way through the torments of adolescence and early womanhood.She is a romantic idealistic in revolt against the puritan snobbery of her parents, trying to live to the full with... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Martha Quest: Add a description of this character.
- Marnie Van Rensberg
- Joss Cohen
- Solly Cohen
- Alfred Quest: Martha's father
- May Quest: Martha's mother
- Jonathan Quest: Martha's brother
- Billy Van Rensberg
- Mr. McFarline
- Mrs. Buss
- Mr. Robinson
- Mr. Jasper Cohen
- Max Cohen
- Mrs. Gunn
- Maisie Gale
- Donovan Anderson
- Mr. Skye
- Mr. Pyecroft
- Jasmine
- Binkie Maynard
- Ruthie Manners
- Perry
- Stella
- Andrew
- Adolph King
- Douglas
First Sentence edit
"As of the ladies, they sometimes allowed their eyes to rest on the girl with that glazed look which excludes a third person, or even dropped their voices; and at these moments, she lifted her head to give them a glare of positive contempt; for they were se"
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 5 in Children of Violence. (standard series)
Followed by A Proper Marriage.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Doris Lessing (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
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Publication Date: 1952
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Publication Date: 1952
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- Dewey: 823.914
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