{"product_id":"the-nice-and-the-good-paperback","title":"The Nice and the Good - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIris Murdoch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sea, The Sea\u003c\/i\u003e comes a story about revenge and reconciliation, and the difference between being nice and being good. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e John Ducane, a respected Whitehall civil servant, is asked to investigate the suicide of a colleague. As he pursues his inquiry, he uncovers a shabby, evil world of murder, blackmail, and black magic. He begins to feel more trapped than trapping. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In contrast to a stagnant summer in London, Octavian and Kate Gray's adoring community on the Dorset coast seems to offer Ducane refuge, but even here the after-effects of violence poison an atmosphere already electric with adolescent quarrels and intrigue. After a swim into the underworld, Ducane begins to realize that niceness is not enough. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A feast.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIris Murdoch\u003c\/b\u003e (1919-1999) was born in Dublin and brought up in London. She studied philosophy at Cambridge and was a philosophy fellow at St. Anne's College for 20 years. She published her first novel in 1954 and was instantly recognized as a major talent. She went on to publish more than 26 novels, as well as works of philosophy, plays, and poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 7.74 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 14, 1978\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724679385151,"sku":"9780140030341","price":26.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f8c9b81a69df8fde6350a0df3a068f8c.webp?v=1765103528","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-nice-and-the-good-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}