by JohnBurnside (Introduction), IrisMurdoch (Author)
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 past.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 576
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 06 Aug 2009
ISBN 10: 0099529793
ISBN 13: 9780099529798
Book Overview: Winner of the 1978 Booker Prize