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Swinging between his wife and his mistress in the sacred and profane love machine and between the charms of morality and the excitements of sin, the psychotherapist, Blaise Gavender, sometimes wishes he could divide himself in two. Instead, he lets loose misery and confusion and—for the spectators at any rate—a morality play, rich in reflections upon the paradoxes of human life and the nature of the battle between sacred and profane love.

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The Sacred and Profane Love Machine Penguin Books

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      Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
      Publication Date: 10/28/1976 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780140041118, 978-0140041118
      ISBN10: 0140041117

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Swinging between his wife and his mistress in the sacred and profane love machine and between the charms of morality and the excitements of sin, the psychotherapist, Blaise Gavender, sometimes wishes he could divide himself in two. Instead, he lets loose misery and confusion and—for the spectators at any rate—a morality play, rich in reflections upon the paradoxes of human life and the nature of the battle between sacred and profane love.

      Trade Review
      “A novel of infinite variety and intelligence; the work of a novelist at the height of her powers.”—Christopher Hudson

      “[Iris Murdoch] remains a consummate and sensual scene-painter.”—Michael Ratcliffe in The Times (London)

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