| Nuns and Soldiers Contributor(s): Murdoch, Iris (Author), Armstrong, Karen (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0142180092 ISBN-13: 9780142180099 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2002 Annotation: Set in London and in the South of France, this brilliantly structured novel centers on two women: Gertrude Openshaw, bereft from the recent death of her husband, yet awakening to passion; and Anne Cavidge, who has returned in doubt from many years in a nunnery, only to encounter her personal Christ. A fascinating array of men and women hover in urgent orbit around them: the "Count," a lonely Pole obsessively reliving his émigré father's patriotic anguish; Tim Reede, a seedy yet appealing artist, and Daisy, his mistress; the manipulative Mrs. Mount; and many other magically drawn characters moving between desire and obligation, guilt and joy. This edition of "Nuns and Soldiers" includes a new introduction by renowned religious historian Karen Armstrong. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002072563 |
| Series: Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.90 lbs) 512 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A dazzling meditation on love and honor, greed and generosity, passion and death, from the Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea, The Sea Set in London and in the South of France, this brilliantly structured novel centers on two women: Gertrude Openshaw, bereft from the recent death of her husband, yet awakening to passion; and Anne Cavidge, who has returned in doubt from many years in a nunnery, only to encounter her personal Christ. A fascinating array of men and women hover in urgent orbit around them: the Count, a lonely Pole obsessively reliving his migr father's patriotic anguish; Tim Reede, a seedy yet appealing artist, and Daisy, his mistress; the manipulative Mrs. Mount; and many other magically drawn characters moving between desire and obligation, guilt and joy. This edition of Nuns and Soldiers includes a new introduction by renowned religious historian Karen Armstrong. |