The Sandcastle. [First Edition in Penguin.] FIRST APPEARANCE IN PENGUIN
by MURDOCH Iris
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- first
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Synopsis
'Iris Murdoch was one of the best and most influential writers of the twentieth century.' Peter Conradi, The GuardianThe quiet life of schoolmaster Bill Mor and his wife Nan is disturbed when a young woman, Rain Carter, arrives at the school to paint the portrait of the headmaster. Mor, hoping to enter politics, becomes aware of new desires. A complex battle develops, involving love, guilt, magic, art and political ambition. Mor's teenage children and their mother fight discreetly and ruthlessly against the invader. The Head, himself enchanted, advises Mor to seize the girl and run. The final decision rests with Rain. Can a 'great love' be purchased at too high a price?
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- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45289
- Title
- The Sandcastle. [First Edition in Penguin.] FIRST APPEARANCE IN PENGUIN
- Author
- MURDOCH Iris
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Penguin [with] Chatto & Windus,
- Date Published
- [1960]
- Keywords
- penguin books, penguins, murdoch, iris murdoch
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