Theta Sigma commented on The Four-Gated City by Doris Lessing
The complexities of Martha’s living arrangements and the matter of fact way they are dealt with are so refreshing. This weird confusion of sex and discordant relationships, Mark’s love for but frustration with his wife, Paul’s adolescent lashing out, Francis’ frustration, and all the while Martha, at the centre of it all, someone who has stumbled into this situation from happenstance, stayed there for a decade, and is still trying to work out who she is.