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Historical Fantasy

Mara and Dann

an adventure

by

  • 1999 first published
  • 416 pages
  • 24 editions
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Doris Lessing's Mara and Dann (1999) is a historical fantasy novel. The story is set in Africa. Readers will find themes of climatic changes, young women, survival skills and Kidnapping.

It has been published in 24 editions across 3 languages.

It runs to roughly 416 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Climatic changes
  • Kidnapping in fiction
  • Young women in fiction
  • Nomads in fiction
  • Young women
  • Survival skills
  • Kidnapping
  • Brothers and sisters
  • Nomads
  • Climatic changes in fiction
  • Brothers and sisters in fiction
  • Survival skills in fiction
  • Glacial epoch in fiction
  • Glacial epoch
  • Regression, Civilization
  • Africa in fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote Mara and Dann?

Mara and Dann was written by Doris Lessing and first published in 1999.

What genre is Mara and Dann?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fantasy.

How long is Mara and Dann?

The median edition has 416 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Mara and Dann?

Readers who like it often enjoy She, Ayesha and Clockwork Angel.

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