The Grass is Singing

A masterpiece of realism, The Grass is Singing is a superb evocation of Africa’s majestic beauty, an intense psychological portrait of lives in confusion and a fearless exploration of the ideology of white supremacy.Set in Rhodesia, Doris Lessing’ astonishing debut novel The Grass is Singing tells the story of Dick Turner, a failed white farmer and his wife, Mary, a town girl who hates the bush. Trapped by poverty, sapped by the heat of their tiny brick-and-iron house, Mar, lonely and frightened turns to Moses, the black cook, for kindness and understanding.