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A Severed Head

Iris Murdoch, Miranda Seymour

From Shelf: Hilary Murray Hill - what I've read ...

Martin believes he can possess both a beautiful wife and a delightful lover. But when his wife, Antonia, suddenly leaves him for her psychoanalyst, Martin is plunged into an intensive emotional re-education. Then he meets a woman whose demonic splendour at first repels him and later arouses a consuming and monstrous passion.

Martin believes he can possess both a beautiful wife and a delightful lover. But when his wife, Antonia, suddenly leaves him for her psychoanalyst, Martin is plunged into an intensive emotional re-education. He attempts to behave beautifully and sensibly. Then he meets a woman whose demonic splendour at first repels him and later arouses a consuming and monstrous passion. How will he survive it?

Format:
Paperback / softback
Pages:
224
Publisher:
Vintage Publishing
ISBN:
9780099285366
Published Date:
5/7/2001
Dimensions:
196mm x 127mm x 13mm
Weight:
160g
Category:
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

RRP: £10.99

Format: Paperback / softback

ISBN: 9780099285366


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