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The Sacred and Profane Love Machine
by Iris Murdoch
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Murdoch tells the story of the effect on two families of Blaise Gavender, who inhabits two households, one that of his "legitimate" family--his wife and son--and the other that of his mistress and their son. These shifting relationships are hauntingly observed by a widowed and jaded novelist named Montague Small.
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9780140041118,
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Viking Pr,
1984
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9780701120153,
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Chatto and Windus,
1974
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9780670614332,
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Viking Press,
1974
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Publisher Notes
A writer of detective fiction who has not recovered from the loss of his wife becomes involved in the life of a neighbor's family.
Media Reviews
"I would not miss a single one of her novels. And I always feel, when I'm reading them, as if I'm learning something of great value. But afterwards I can never remember exactly what it was...[This novel], though it lacks the coarse salt of recklessness and wit that distinguishes some its predecessors, is enthralling."
First Line
The boy was there again this evening, and the dogs were not barking.
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