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      Published by Flamingo 1995

      First published in Great Britain by The Octagon Press 1974

      Previously published by Picador 1976

      Copyright © 1974 The Octagon Press

      Doris Lessing asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

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      Source ISBN: 9780006493259

      Ebook Edition © NOVEMBER 2013 ISBN: 9780007455522

      Version 2019-01-29

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Dedication

      This book is for my son Peter.

      Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

Copyright

Note to Readers

Dedication

       The Memoirs of a Survivor

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       About the Author

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       About the Publisher