Nuns and Soldiers
Nuns and Soldiers by Iris Murdoch is a reprint edition published by Penguin on July 30, 2002, featuring 512 pages in English. This novel explores complex themes of love, honor, greed, and generosity, set against the backdrop of London and the South of France. The narrative centers on two women: Gertrude Openshaw, who is navigating her newfound passion after the death of her husband, and Anne Cavidge, who returns from a nunnery grappling with her faith and personal revelations.
Readers will encounter a diverse cast of characters, including the introspective “Count,” a Pole haunted by his father’s past, and Tim Reede, an artist with a complicated life. The story intricately weaves their lives as they oscillate between desire and obligation, guilt and joy. This edition also features a new introduction by renowned religious historian Karen Armstrong, adding depth to Murdoch’s exploration of human relationships and moral dilemmas.
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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 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.
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