<p><b><i>''''I saw a monster rising from the waves.''</i></b><br><br><b>**A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BIG JUBILEE READ PICK**</b><br><b>**Winner of the Man Booker Prize 1978**</b><br><br>Charles Arrowby has determined to spend the rest of his days in hermit-like contemplation. He buys a mysteriously damp house on the coast, far from the heady world of the theatre where he made his name, and there he swims in the sea, eats revolting meals and writes his memoirs. But then he meets his childhood sweetheart Hartley, and memories of her lovely, younger self crowd in - along with more recent lovers and friends - to disrupt his self-imposed exile. So instead of ''learning to be good'', Charles proceeds to demonstrate how very bad he can be.<br><br><b>WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY DAISY JOHNSON</b><br><br><b>VINTAGE CLASSICS MURDOCH: Funny, subversive, fearless and fiercely intelligent, Iris Murdoch was one of the great writers of the twentieth century. To celebrate her centenary Vintage Classics prese
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<p><b><i>''In this holy community she would play the witch.''</i></b><br><br> Imber Court is a quiet haven for lost souls, a utopia for those who can neither live in the world, nor out of it....
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<p><b><i>It''s all dry sand running through the fingers.''</i></b><br><br> When Bill Mor falls in love with Rain Carter he discovers a new way of being and a new joy in the world and his surroundings....
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<p><b><i>This is real life, Jake,'' she said. ''You''d better wake up.''</i></b><br><br> Jake is clever, lazy and scraping by in London as a hack translator. Jake loves...
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All three books (Iris, Iris and the Friends, and Widower's House) are now available in a single edition, told by the person who knew her best, with gentle humour - at times unbearably moving - in Bayley's portrayal of a remarkable woman.
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