The Nice and the Good (Paperback, New Ed)

Iris Murdoch's richly peopled novel revolves round a happily married c ouple, Kate and Octavian, and the friends of all ages attached to thei r household in Dorset. The novel deals with love in its two aspects, t he self-gratifying and the impersonal; - the nice and the good - as th ey are embodied in a fascinating array of paired characters. THE NICE AND THE GOOD leads through stress and terror to a joyous and compassio nate 'Midsummer Nights Dream' conclusion, in which the couples all sor t themselves out neatly and omnia vincit amor.