The sea, the sea

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Charles Arrowby, a well-known theatre director, has come to live in a lonely house beside the sea. However, his longed for life of simplicity and solitude is shortlived: the house appears haunted, a strange creature emerges from the sea, women from whom he intended to escape, reappear. The Sea, The Sea is a remarkable book, distinguished by the power and depth of Miss Murdoch's imaginative vision, a novel which has deservedly received high critical and popular acclaim.