Letter
What to call her?
8 October 2014
Jenny Diski wonders how she should refer to Doris Lessing, who took her in when she was a teenager (LRB, 9 October). I think the term she is looking for is ‘guardian’, if not quite ‘guardian angel’.
Anna Swan is on the staff of the LRB.
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