{"product_id":"the-sea-the-sea-by-iris-murdoch-9781784875190","title":"The Sea, The Sea","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sea, The Sea\u003c\/i\u003e by Iris Murdoch, a Booker Prize-winning novel, is now republished as part of the Vintage Classics Murdoch Series. This series features six gorgeous editions of her best, funniest, and most subversive novels, published to mark her centenary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"I saw a monster rising from the waves.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCharles Arrowby has determined to spend the rest of his days in hermit-like contemplation. He buys a mysteriously damp house on the coast, far from the heady world of the theatre where he made his name. There, he swims in the sea, eats revolting meals, and writes his memoirs. However, he soon meets his childhood sweetheart, Hartley, and memories of her lovely, younger self crowd in—along with more recent lovers and friends—to disrupt his self-imposed exile. Instead of 'learning to be good', Charles proceeds to demonstrate how very bad he can be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Man Booker Prize 1978.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith an introduction by Daisy Johnson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVINTAGE CLASSICS MURDOCH - Funny, subversive, fearless, and fiercely intelligent, Iris Murdoch was one of the great writers of the twentieth century. To celebrate her centenary, Vintage Classics presents special editions of her greatest and most timeless novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46298804650220,"sku":"9781784875190","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/13366733482823.jpg?v=1743042945","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-sea-the-sea-by-iris-murdoch-9781784875190","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}