The Sea, the sea, Iris Murdoch science & psychology For all his adult years

For all his adult years

tells his own side of the story in this frequently banned book

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Their life - as she sees it - is perfect

The Sea, the sea, Iris Murdoch science & psychology For all his adult yearsWhen Charles Arrowby retires from his glittering career in the London theatre, he buys a remote house on the rocks by the sea. He hopes to escape from his tumultuous love affairs but unexpectedly bumps into his childhood sweetheart and sets his heart on destroying her marriage. His equilibrium is further disturbed when his eccentric friends all decide to come and keep his company and Charles finds his seaside idyll severely threatened by his past.