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The Flight from the Enchanter

by Iris Murdoch · 1956

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Annette runs away from her finishing school but learns more than she bargained for in the real world beyond; the fierce and melancholy Rosa is torn between two Polish brothers; Peter is obsessed by an indecipherable ancient script. This is a story of a group of people under a spell, and the centre of it all is the mysterious Mischa Fox, the enchanter.

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literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
womenwomenMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1950s1950sMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of thisLondonLondonMore like thisLess of thisBritishBritishMore like thisLess of thisIrelandIrelandMore like thisLess of this
Subject
philosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 288 pages

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