“There is passion here, a piercing accuracy a rare sensitivity and power. . . . One can only marvel.” — New York Times
"Emotional unity and force ... one of her best works." — New York Review of Books
"Her impressive first novel is told with all the intensity and passion Miss Lessing compacts into all her work." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"An extremely mature psychological study. [The Grass Is Singing] is full of touches of truth seldom mentioned but instantly recognized. By any standards, this, book shows remarkable powers and imagination." — New Statesman