The sandcastle

Author(s)

• Murdoch, Iris

Bibliographic Information

The sandcastle

Iris Murdoch

（Penguin books）

Penguin Books : in association with Chatto & Windus, 1976

Note

First publishied by Chatto & Windus 1957

Publishied in Penguin Books 1960

Description and Table of Contents

Description

A sparklingly profound novel about the conflict between love and loyalty The 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 disenchanted, 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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Details

• NCID: BB15175439
• ISBN:
  • 0140014748
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: 312,[1] p.
• Size: 19 cm
• Classification:
  • DC18 : 823/.9/1
  • NDC8 : 933
• Subject Headings:
  • PRECIS : Fiction in English, 1900- Texts
  • LCSH : Fiction in English
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00474814