Mara and Dann An Adventure
Mara and Dann An Adventure by Doris Lessing is a reprint edition published by HarperCollins on December 22, 1999. This novel unfolds in a future where the northern hemisphere is engulfed in ice and snow due to a new Ice Age. The story follows two children, Mara and her younger brother Dann, who are abducted from their home and raised in a rural village. As they navigate the challenges of a harsh climate and a hostile community, they embark on a journey northward in search of sustenance and safety.
Readers will find that Mara and Dann’s adventure is marked by their resilience and adaptability as they encounter various obstacles, including menacing animals and societal conflicts. The siblings’ experiences reveal insights into human nature and the complexities of societal structures. This narrative combines elements of fiction and literary exploration, offering a thought-provoking perspective on survival and community in a transformed world. With 416 pages, this edition is presented in English, inviting readers to engage with Lessing’s imaginative storytelling.
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Thousands of years in the future, all the northern hemisphere is buried under the ice and snow of a new Ice Age. At the southern end of a large landmass called Ifrik, two children of the Mahondi people, seven-year old Mara and her younger brother, Dann, are abducted from their home in the middle of the night. Raised as outsiders in a poor rural village, Mara and Dann learn to survive the hardships and dangers of a life threatened as much by an unforgiving climate and menacing animals as by a hostile community of Rock People. Eventually they join the great human migration North, away from the drought that is turning the southern land to dust, and in search of a place with enough water and food to support human life. Traveling across the continent, the siblings enter cities rife with crime, power struggles, and corruption, learning as much about human nature as about how societies function. With a clear-eyed vision of the human condition, Mara and Dann is imaginative fiction at its best.
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