Iris Trilogy by Bayley, John

26 in stock

164mm x 240mm x 51mm

Pages: 572

This volume brings together John Bayleys books dedicated to the memory of his wife, Iris Murdoch. Bayleys account of his long and loving marriage to the great novelist Iris takes us from their love affairs comical beginnings in Oxford in the early 50s (Bayley courted Iris on account of her unchallenging plain looks and their first date consisted of a revolting dinner followed by a disastrous dance when Iris sprained her ankle) through its slow and painful closure when Iris developed Alzheimers 40 years later, to a searching analysis of the condition of bereavement and how he built a life for himself after Iriss death.