A review by eunicek82
Alfred and Emily by Doris Lessing

3.0

I think the idea of this book was better than the actual experience of reading it. I kinda wish the memoir portion (which I found more interesting) came before the novella. Despite the upbeat nature of the fictionalized history, there is an underlying sense of melancholia knowing what the truth was. I found both sections to be a bit disappointing though.