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The Black Prince (Vintage Classics Murdoch Series)
The Black Prince (Vintage Classics Murdoch Series)
Oct 19, 2024 2:51 AM

Author:Iris Murdoch,Sophie Hannah,Anthony Howell

The Black Prince (Vintage Classics Murdoch Series)

Brought to you by Penguin.

VINTAGE 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.

‘Every artist is an unhappy lover. And unhappy lovers want to tell their story.’

Ex-tax collector and author of two unpopular novels, Bradley Pearson wishes to devote his retirement to writing a masterpiece. But the doorbell and the phone keep ringing, and every ring brings with it an ex-wife, a friend in need, a sister in trouble or a young woman seeking a teacher, and so dusty, selfish Bradley is plunged into the muddles and mysteries which will end in his doom.

Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize 1973.

© Iris Murdoch 1973 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Reviews

The book is so great, I almost feel it has magic powers. It’s tragic, comic, mysterious, thought-provoking and so much more than the sum of its parts. It manages to be both a great detective story and a great love story at the same time. It’s the only book I’ve ever read that feels as if it encapsulates all of life and the human experience.

—— Sophie Hannah , New York Times

A source of wonder and delight...No summary can do justice to the rich intricacy of character and incident with which Miss Murdoch crowds every page

—— Spectator

More than almost any other writer, she understands the currents beneath the surface: the way that inappropriate crushes, egotism, loathing, loneliness, can overcome apparently calm lives and leave disaster, even death, behind.

—— Charlotte Mendelson , Guardian

This is great Murdoch. It rings as clear as The Bell...her humour is all the more achingly funny because she keeps it on the edge of our vision

—— Daily Mail

Iris Murdoch's marvellous, heroic novel...A gloriously rich tale

—— The Times

Funny, learned and lyrical, I urge you (re)visit it

—— Piers Plowright , Tablet, *Books of the Year*

Murdoch is at the height of her powers in this novel, combining a complex plot with a heartrending analysis of the meaning of love

—— Good Book Guide

A chilling read

—— Woman's Weekly

Included in 'The Week's Best Books - The Creepy One'

—— Heat

A chilling and deeply psychological read

—— Woman & Home

Included in 'The Hot List'

—— Inside Soap

Written with gusto […] the pleasure in this one is watching Harris unwind.

—— Daily Telegraph

Beautifully written and fun.

—— Daily Express

If you like your mysteries atmospheric then I highly recommend The Glass House - it's the kind of book that makes you look up in surprise at your present-day surroundings. Long-fused mysteries in the past and present take tantalisingly long time to weave together but the wait is absolutely worth it. Beautiful, transportive writing

—— Erin Kelly

A cleverly constructed puzzle of a plot whose pieces finally snap together in a truly gratifying manner

—— Washington Post

This exquisitely written tale about secrets, privilege and what it means to be a family is an absolute treat

—— Sun

I just love Eve Chase's lyrical writing and evocative sense of place. The Glass House is her best yet, a glorious tangle of family secrets, set deep in the woods of Foxcote Manor. A treat.

—— Louise Candlish

Exquisitely written, this emotional and intriguing novel is a little bit special

—— Woman & Home

An atmospheric and immersive mystery in which the secrets and lies of the past collide with the present. Chase's writing is, as ever, exquisite

—— E.C. Fremantle

An emotional thriller steeped in family secrets and the desire to belong

—— Woman

Beautifully written, with a sinister edge

—— Best Magazine

Dreamy and atmospheric (...) wonderful, moving

—— Daily Mail

Eve Chase is right up there with Tana French and Sarah Waters as an author who writes page-turning masterpieces that meld a vibrant sense of place with a heartbreaking cast of characters. I devoured her latest, and will be recommending it to everyone I know. Her plot twists floored me, and this haunting story will stay with me for a very long time

—— Fiona Davis , bestselling author of The Chelsea Girls

So beautifully and insightfully written, with characters I grew to love populating a compelling, moving story that kept me turning the pages right to the very last. Chase handles the various unexpected ways our earliest experiences shape and define us with huge empathy and sensitivity. It's an evocative and engrossing read

—— Katherine Webb , author of The Legacy

Bewitching and beguiling, The Glass House is as dark and tangled as the forest where it is set. A creeping sense of unease builds to a terrific denouement - as suspenseful as the mistress of psychological drama, Daphne Du Maurier. Eve Chase is simply brilliant.

—— Veronica Henry

A pacy and suspenseful read

—— Independent

Rich, gripping, intriguing, beautifully written, diving deep into emotional truths, The Glass House is an assured and lovely novel

—— Elizabeth Buchan , author of The Museum of Broken Promises

This is an absolute beauty. Darkly atmospheric and spellbinding

—— Jane Fallon, author of Queen Bee

This captivating mystery will certainly whisk you away . . . Exquisitely written, this emotional and intriguing novel is rather special

—— Woman's Weekly

This exquisitely written tale about secrets, privilege and what it means to be a family is an absolute treat

—— Fabulous, Sun on Sunday

A beautifully written mystery about family secrets. A gripping and imaginative read

—— Cotswold Life

A delicious mystery full of labyrinthine curves

—— Kirkus Reviews

Evocative and beautifully written The Glass House sucked me into a mystery as atmospheric and densely packed with secrets as the forest in which it's set

—— Tammy Cohen/Rachel Rhys, author of A Dangerous Crossing

Beautifully written mystery

—— People

An emotional thriller steeped in family secrets and the desire to belong

—— Woman

We all need a book to get really lost in every now and again, and this captivating mystery will certainly whisk you away. Exquisitely written, this emotional and intriguing novel is a little bit special

—— Woman & Home

A powerful story of family secrets, lies and the need to belong. Stays in your mind long after you've finished reading

—— Sunday Express

I heartily recommend Eve Chase's evocative The Glass House

—— Woman & Home

An atmospheric novel about family secrets . . . I love books with a strong sense of place and time

—— Jane Fallon , i

Sinister and gripping

—— The Leopard

Critical Acclaim for Eve Chase

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An enthralling story of secrets, sisters and an unsolved mystery

—— Kate Morton , bestselling author of The Clockmaker's Daughter

Simply stunning. Every now and then you read a special book and this is one. Spell-binding, heart-stopping . . . I can't tell you how much I loved it

—— Dinah Jefferies , bestselling author of The Missing Sister

Evocative and filled with intrigue

—— Clare Mackintosh , bestselling author of Let Me Lie

Exquisite and evocative - and the pace and suspense are handled expertly

—— Sarah Vaughan , bestselling author of Anatomy of a Scandal

One of the most enthralling novelists of the moment. This is the most beautiful book you will read this year

—— Lisa Jewell , bestselling author of Watching You

Eve Chase is a name to watch

—— Daily Mail

Addictive and delivers atmosphere in spades

—— Good Housekeeping

An enticing, chilling plot, captivating characters and prose beautiful enough to totally lose yourself in

—— Heat

A mystery of nail-biting suspense

—— Woman & Home

Absorbed me completely. Fabulous

—— Jane Fallon , bestselling author of Tell Me a Secret

An engrossing story of fractured families, secrets, lies and misunderstandings

—— Sunday Express

Magical

—— Daily Express

Expertly crafted, dark, beautiful and utterly enthralling

—— Rowan Coleman , bestselling author of The Summer of Impossible Things

Beautifully written with a gripping plot, I couldn't stop reading this

—— Katie Fforde , bestselling author of A Rose Petal Summer
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