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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.
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Sacred and profane love are related opposites; the one enjoyed renders the other necessary, so that the ever-unsatisfied heart swings constantly to and fro.
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Iris Murdoch (1919–1999) was born in Dublin and brought up in London. She studied philosophy at Cambridge and was a philosophy fellow at St. Anne's College for 20 years. She published her first novel in 1954 and was instantly recognized as a major talent. She went on to publish more than 26 novels, as well as works of philosophy, plays, and poetry.
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- PublisherViking Adult
- Publication date1974
- ISBN 10 0670614335
- ISBN 13 9780670614332
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages374
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