by IrisMurdoch (Author)
In the English town of Ennistone, hot springs bubble up from deep beneath the earth. In these healing waters the townspeople seek health and regeneration, rightousness and ritual cleansing. To this town steeped in ancient lore and subterranean inspiration the Philosopher returns. He exerts an almost magical influence over a host of Ennistonians, and especially over George McCaffrey, the host of Ennistonians, and especially over George McCaffrey, the Philosopher's old pupil, a demonic man desperate for redemption.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 576
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Published: 06 Jan 2000
ISBN 10: 009928359X
ISBN 13: 9780099283591
Book Overview: A darkly comic story of creativity, conscience, rebirth and love, which displays all of Murdoch's virtuoso imagination and narrative genius.