{"product_id":"the-nice-and-the-good-iris-murdoch-9780140030341","title":"The Nice and the Good","description":"From the Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sea, The Sea\u003c\/i\u003e comes a story about revenge and reconciliation, and the difference between being nice and being good. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e John Ducane, a respected Whitehall civil servant, is asked to investigate the suicide of a colleague. As he pursues his inquiry, he uncovers a shabby, evil world of murder, blackmail, and black magic. He begins to feel more trapped than trapping. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In contrast to a stagnant summer in London, Octavian and Kate Gray's adoring community on the Dorset coast seems to offer Ducane refuge, but even here the after-effects of violence poison an atmosphere already electric with adolescent quarrels and intrigue. After a swim into the underworld, Ducane begins to realize that niceness is not enough. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A feast.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Iris Murdoch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0140030344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140030341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/14\/1978\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.74h x 5.20w x 0.98d","brand":"Iris Murdoch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990088384767,"sku":"9780140030341","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_836748de-207b-4561-ab8f-b94805dc9648.jpg?v=1683302931","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-nice-and-the-good-iris-murdoch-9780140030341","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}