We were separated by a generation, but reading her memoirs about growing up in Rhodesia and why she left seemed to describe my life there too. When I read it, it made me realise how static–retrogressive even–Rhodesian society had been. I mean, in 30 years almost nothing had changed!
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doris lessing
what a photo!
:-) yes, isn't it!
A friend mailed me a photocopy of it from a U.S. newspaper because she loved it so much! I managed to find it online…
We were separated by a generation, but reading her memoirs about growing up in Rhodesia and why she left seemed to describe my life there too. When I read it, it made me realise how static–retrogressive even–Rhodesian society had been. I mean, in 30 years almost nothing had changed!
I love this picture.. is it not the one where they caught her returning from a trip to the shops.. string bag and nora battie tights et al?!
Huge, titanic …