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The Sea, The Sea

The Sea, The Sea

Author(s): Iris Murdoch

Location(s): England

Genre(s): Fiction

Era(s): Second half of the 20th Century

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When Charles Arrowby retires from his glittering career in the London theatre, he buys a remote house on the rocks by the sea. He hopes to escape from his tumultuous love affairs but unexpectedly bumps into his childhood sweetheart and sets his heart on destroying her marriage. His equilibrium is further disturbed when his friends all decide to come and keep him company and Charles finds his seaside idyll severely threatened by his obsessions.

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The author has a really vivid, descriptive style – with wonderful twists and turns. A must read. – Sheila Taylor

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