The Sea, the Sea
by Iris Murdoch
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Charles, a retired theatre director, retires to a small village where he encounters Hartley, the woman he loved years ago when they were both children, and who is now happily married to a man Charles despises.
Editions of The Sea, the Sea
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Penguin Group USA |
Date 2001 |
Price $3.55 |
 Very Good |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Book |
Publisher Chatto & Windus |
Date 1978 |
Price $2.50 |
Used, Very Good |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Book |
Publisher Viking Press |
Date 1978 |
Price $1.00 |
Used, Very Good |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Penguin Group USA |
Date 1980 |
Price $1.00 |
Fair |
Publisher Notes
After a brilliant and fulfilling career, Charles Arrowby revels in his perfect refuge, an isolated home by the sea, but soon his isolation is broken as the world intrudes and figures from his complex past make unbidden visits.
Media Reviews
"...one of her longest, her richest, her most carefully paced...[It] is about the dark chill in loving, the conflict of sacrifice and egoism. It is, in fact, a merciless and painful book. It is also an elegant one..."
First Line
The sea, which lies before me as I write, glows rather than sparkles in the bland May sunshine.
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