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Introduction by Ray Monk Saved by education from a delinquent childhood, cheated of Oxford by a tragic love tangle, Hilary Burde cherishes his obsessive guilt and disappointment in a dull civil service job. When the man whom he has betrayed reappears as head of his department, Hilary hopes for forgiveness and a new life, but finds himself haunted by a ghostly repetition.
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A Word Child, Iris Murdoch
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- Released
- 1975
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- Title
- A Word Child
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Iris Murdoch
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Released
- 1975
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0140042865
- ISBN13
- 9780140042863
- Series
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- 3.75 out of 5
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- Introduction by Ray Monk Saved by education from a delinquent childhood, cheated of Oxford by a tragic love tangle, Hilary Burde cherishes his obsessive guilt and disappointment in a dull civil service job. When the man whom he has betrayed reappears as head of his department, Hilary hopes for forgiveness and a new life, but finds himself haunted by a ghostly repetition.