The Bell
by Murdoch, Iris
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Oak Ridge, North Carolina, United States
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Synopsis
A lay community of thoroughly mixed-up people is encamped outside Imber Abbey, home of an enclosed order of nuns. A new bell, legendary symbol of religion and magic, is rediscovered. Dora Greenfield, erring wife, returns to her husband. Michael Mead, leader of the community, is confronted by Nick Fawley, with whom he had disastrous homosexual relations, while the wise old Abbess watches and prays and exercises discreet authority. And everyone, or almost everyone, hopes to be saved whatever that may mean...Iris Murdoch's funny and sad novel is about religion, the fight between good and evil and the terrible accidents of human frailty.
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- Bookseller
- ARCCBOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000857
- Title
- The Bell
- Author
- Murdoch, Iris
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1958
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Religion/Inspirational/Spiritual;
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