{"product_id":"the-italian-girl-paperback","title":"The Italian Girl - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIris Murdoch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA family struggles for redemption after a funeral brings dark secrets to the surface in this novel from the Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sea, The Sea\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For the first time in years, Edmund Narraway has returned to his childhood home--for the funeral of his mother. The visit rekindles feelings of affection and nostalgia--but also triggers a resurgence of the tensions that caused him to leave in the first place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Edmund once again becomes entangled in his family's web of corrosive secrets, his homecoming tips a precariously balanced dynamic into sudden chaos, in this compelling story of reunion and coming apart from Iris Murdoch, \"one of the most significant novelists of her generation\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIris Murdoch (1919-1999) is the author of twenty-six novels, including \u003ci\u003eUnder the Net, The Black Prince, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Sea, The Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as several plays and a volume of poetry. Murdoch taught philosophy at Oxford before leaving to write fulltime, winning such literary awards as the Booker Prize and the PEN Gold Pen for Distinguished Service to Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 23, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760594911520,"sku":"9781504049221","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b4229a7a1309535f31377cfc7b88364b.webp?v=1780184289","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-italian-girl-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}