
The Unicorn
by
Iris Murdoch
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780140024760
Publication Date: 01/06/1987
Edition Description: Reissue
A brilliant mythical drama about well-meaning people trapped in a war of spiritual forces
Marian Taylor, who has come as a “companion” to a lovely woman in a remote castle, becomes aware that her employer is a prisoner, not only of her obsessions, but of an unforgiving husband.
Hannah, the Unicorn, seemingly an image of persecuted virtue, fascinates those who surround her, some of whom plan to rescue her from her dream of redemptive suffering. But is she an innocent victim, a guilty woman, a mad woman, or a witch? Is her spiritual life really some evil enchantment? If she is forcibly liberated will she die? The ordinary, sensible people survive, and are never sure whether they have understood.
Marian Taylor, who has come as a “companion” to a lovely woman in a remote castle, becomes aware that her employer is a prisoner, not only of her obsessions, but of an unforgiving husband.
Hannah, the Unicorn, seemingly an image of persecuted virtue, fascinates those who surround her, some of whom plan to rescue her from her dream of redemptive suffering. But is she an innocent victim, a guilty woman, a mad woman, or a witch? Is her spiritual life really some evil enchantment? If she is forcibly liberated will she die? The ordinary, sensible people survive, and are never sure whether they have understood.
Choose options

The Unicorn
Sale price$22.00
New Releases
Rapunzel and the Sea Witch (or, The Little Mermaid and the Tower)
Kim Bussing
Paperback
Sale price$9.99
The Overthinker's Guide to Making Decisions: How to Make Decisions without Losing Your Mind
Joseph Nguyen
Hardcover
Sale price$22.00
The Same Backward as Forward (Deluxe Limited Edition)
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Hardcover
Sale price$20.99
















