Tag: Iris Murdoch

A Severed Head – Iris Murdoch

Posted on December 4, 2012 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Jo A Severed Head is a 1961 satirical novel about marriage, adultery and deception within a group of civilised and educated people. The six characters are unpleasant, their morals questionable and their actions immoral especially the main character, 41-year-old… Continue Reading “A Severed Head – Iris Murdoch”

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The Bell – Iris Murdoch

Posted on August 14, 2012 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Jo A lay community of mixed-up people is encamped outside Imber Abbey, a home of sequestered nuns. An old bell is rediscovered, causing change in everyone. © “A former teacher establishes a sanctuary for those looking for a “refuge from… Continue Reading “The Bell – Iris Murdoch”

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Under The Net – Iris Murdoch

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Jo A 1954 book about struggling writer Jake Donaghue sponging off his friends and hunting for a missing manuscript. The Hospital was deserted, yet strangely alive. I could hear it purring and murmuring like a sleeping beast, and even… Continue Reading “Under The Net – Iris Murdoch”

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The Sea, The Sea – Iris Murdoch

Posted on February 2, 2010 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Suzy Charles Arrowby retires to the seaside to write his memoirs but is constantly under visitation by ex-lovers and friends ☁ “Published in 1978, The Sea, The Sea is the story of an eventful summer late in the life… Continue Reading “The Sea, The Sea – Iris Murdoch”

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