The Story of General Dann and Mara's Daughter, Griot and The Snow Dog, was a great fun read over the holidays. The sequel to Mara and Dann: An Adventure, by Doris Lessing, which I read a while ago, it was a quick and easy read.
For me the best part was returning to the memories of the first book, which is an amazing walkabout story, set in a futuristic science fiction earth that is so real you can't help but see parts of it sometimes.
The story of both books have that amazing staying power of a Lessing novel. Part adventure, part science fiction, part chick-lit, part horror it all adds up to moving story that leaves you thinking about life, the planet, the universe and everything - to paraphrase another British author.
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Exploring the travels and readings of a US expat living in the UK.
