The Golden Notebook | Related Titles
The novel's first line, "the two women were alone in the London flat," is a well recognized beginning scene for much of Lessing's fiction. Repeatedly Lessing has presented a pair of women at the beginning of her works, including Martha Quest and A Proper Marriage.
Unlike the omniscient narrative of her earlier "Children of Violence" novels featuring Martha Quest, Lessing employs a different strategy in The Golden Notebook. By providing a character whose writing is fragmented with so many points of view, Lessing allows a greater understanding of narrative...
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