Lessing, Doris: The Golden Notebook

Toll!

I chose to buy the audiobook from Audible instead of the book because of the length of the story (27 hours 35 min). I took it on a long journey.The narration is superb. It captivated my attention from the first minute and there wasn’t one dull moment. What a fabulous compilation of stories and what a amazing structure for a biography. It encompasses most subjects relevant to one who lived during the 20th century. The author made me feel all her experience as if she was a friend just chatting to me – and not all the subjects I was familiar with or did they form part of my usual interests and some of them were subjects that I would normally find tiresome as I’ve heard too much about them… But the author recounts her experience in such a vivid way that it makes it all feel timeless and fascinating. Her prose is so emotional that it touches a deep chord in every human soul. An amazing example of enthralling story telling.