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In the English town of Ennistone, hot springs bubble up from deep beneath the earth. In these healing waters the townspeople seek health and regeneration, rightousness and ritual cleansing.

To this town steeped in ancient lore and subterranean inspiration the Philosopher returns. He exerts an almost magical influence over a host of Ennistonians, and especially over George McCaffrey, the Philosopher''s old pupil, a demonic man desperate for redemption.



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Marvellous.. Compulsive reading, hugely funny * Spectator *
We are back, of course, with great delight, in the land of Iris Murdoch, which is like no other but Prospero's * Sunday Telegraph *
The most daring and original of all her novels -- A. N. Wilson
Never for a moment does one want to stop reading... I don't think Iris Murdoch has ever written better prose * Daily Telegraph *
Ambitious, unique and ingeniously plotted -- Joyce Carol Oates * New York Times *

The Philosophers Pupil

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Vintage Classics
      Published 6 January 2000
      ISBN-13 9780099283591
      978-0099283591
      ISBN-10 009928359X
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      Contemporary Fiction

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      In the English town of Ennistone, hot springs bubble up from deep beneath the earth. In these healing waters the townspeople seek health and regeneration, rightousness and ritual cleansing.

      To this town steeped in ancient lore and subterranean inspiration the Philosopher returns. He exerts an almost magical influence over a host of Ennistonians, and especially over George McCaffrey, the Philosopher''s old pupil, a demonic man desperate for redemption.



      Trade Review
      Marvellous.. Compulsive reading, hugely funny * Spectator *
      We are back, of course, with great delight, in the land of Iris Murdoch, which is like no other but Prospero's * Sunday Telegraph *
      The most daring and original of all her novels -- A. N. Wilson
      Never for a moment does one want to stop reading... I don't think Iris Murdoch has ever written better prose * Daily Telegraph *
      Ambitious, unique and ingeniously plotted -- Joyce Carol Oates * New York Times *

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