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A Proper Marriage

Doris Lessing (1954)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesChildren of Violence #2
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.96

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageMild

Heroine archetypes

AntiheroineTrapped Wife

Protagonist archetypes

Morally Gray Protagonist

Tropes

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Synopsis

An unconventional woman trapped in a conventional marriage, Martha Quest struggles to maintain her dignity and her sanity through the misunderstandings, frustrations, infidelities, and degrading violence of a failing marriage. Finally, she must make the heartbreaking choice of whether to sacrifice her child as she turns her back on marriage and security.

Tags

Literary FictionPsychological DramaSocial RealismFeminist Literature