This is real life, Jake,'' she said. ''You''d better wake up.''

Jake is clever, lazy and scraping by in London as a hack translator. Jake loves Anna. Anna is an elusive and lovely singer. Anna loves Hugo. Hugo is a fireworks manufacturer turned movie producer and majestic philosopherHugo loves Sadie. Sadie is a glossy and dazzling film starlet. Of course, Sadie loves Jake. Then there''s Marvellous Mister Mars, the famous hound, who might or might not be Jake''s ticket up and out of this mess.

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY CHARLOTTE MENDELSON

VINTAGE CLASSICS MURDOCH: Funny, subversive, fearless and fiercely intelligent, Iris Murdoch was one of the great writers of the twentieth centuryTo celebrate her centenary Vintage Classics presents special editions of her greatest and most timeless novels.

Format Häftad Omfång 320 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Vintage Publishing Utgivningsdatum 2019-07-04 ISBN 9781784875213