The Sandcastle by Iris Murdoch

The Sandcastle by Iris Murdoch (Penguin / 1964)

' A middle-aged, married schoolmaster falls violently in love with a young woman artist who has been commissioned to paint a portrait of the school's headmaster, and the situation is complicated by his dominating yet pathetic wife. his two adolescent children, his political ambitions, and the girl's own vocation as an artist. The Sandcastle is at the same time an advanced study of passion and guilt, an essay in comic invention, and, as the tension mounts, an awesome and sometimes unbearable suspense story.'

Softcover. Some light creasing to spine indicative of having been read, but on the whole this book remains in VERY GOOD condition with light wear only to front and back cover. Nice illustrated cover. 

Pages: 316