{"product_id":"nuns-and-soldiers-9780142180099","title":"Nuns and Soldiers","description":"\u003cb\u003eA dazzling meditation on love and honor, greed and generosity, passion and death, from the Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sea, The Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet 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 \u003ci\u003eNuns and Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e includes a new introduction by renowned religious historian Karen Armstrong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780142180099\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.20d","brand":"Iris Murdoch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43378209292469,"sku":"9780142180099","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_826a59b5-d1a4-43ef-bc65-8ab4f24fa026.jpg?v=1701751364","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/nuns-and-soldiers-9780142180099","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}