This beautiful softcover edition is in near fine condition, with no marks or tears and only minimal shelf wear. The pages are crisp and unmarked, and the book remains tight, square, and well-preserved. The Diaries of Jane Somers is a novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Doris Lessing, originally published in two volumes: The Diary of a Good Neighbour (1983) and If the Old Could... (1984). These works were initially released under the pseudonym Jane Somers, as part of an experiment by Doris Lessing to explore the challenges faced by new writers in gaining recognition.