Alfred and Emily

"Alfred and Emily reveals why Lessing deserved literature's highest honor. There is a remarkable level of courage, honesty, and wisdom in Alfred and Emily. . . . Lessing, nearing 90, continues to surprise."--USA Today

"An intriguing work . . . [that] shimmers with precisely remembered details."--Michiko Kakutani, New York Times

"A stirring exploration . . . gently yet deeply moving"--Minneapolis Star Tribune

"A clever, moving coupling of fiction and nonfiction. ALFRED & EMILY is...a testament to [Lessing's] ongoing literary vitality."--Washington Post Book World

"An odd and powerful excursion into lost time. . . . a powerful reminder not only of Lessing's past but also of how each of us can return to our own and come back with something precious."--San Francisco Chronicle Book Review

"A truly intriguing piece of work...the book is also an interesting glimpse of an empire and an era."--Christian Science Monitor

"She has never displayed her potent imagination to better effect, or her gift for probing realism . . . a profoundly moving memoir and portrait of a marriage."--Wall Street Journal

"Lessing's taste for discomfiting truths is as evident as ever...as bracing and engaging as anything she has written."--Kirkus Reviews

An intriguing work . . . [that] shimmers with precisely remembered details. --Michiko Kakutani, New York Times"

An odd and powerful excursion into lost time. . . . a powerful reminder not only of Lessing s past but also of how each of us can return to our own and come back with something precious. --San Francisco Chronicle Book Review"