The Message to the Planet

Author: Iris Murdoch

An enthralling story of love and betrayal, faith and doubt, and the bewildered striving of men and women confronted with the mystery of being human “Full of the rough-and-tumble, the real life, the spirit. . . I was at all times firmly in its grip. ” —Anatole Broyard, The New York Times Book Review “Murdoch works with an intellectual daring most writers only dream of. ” —T….Read More

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