{"product_id":"iris-and-her-friends-a-memoir-of-memory-and-desire-paperback","title":"Iris and Her Friends: A Memoir of Memory and Desire - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Bayley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Bayley began writing \u003cem\u003eIris and Her Friends\u003c\/em\u003e, a companion to the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eElegy for Iris\u003c\/em\u003e, late at night while his wife, the beloved novelist Iris Murdoch, succumbed to Alzheimer's Disease. As Iris was losing her memory, Bayley was flooded with vivid recollections of his own. In lyrical reverie, Bayley recreates the unforgettable scenes of his youth, from his birth to a civil servant in colonial India to his long romance with Iris and its heartbreaking end. This is the transcendent work of a brilliant man, whose examination of the tragedies and joys of his own life will give readers great healing insight. John Bayley's \u003cem\u003eIris and Her Friends\u003c\/em\u003e is nothing less than a classic of true love and sorrow. \"Love makes every beautifully formed sentence, every generously shared moment, shimmer and sing.\"--Donna Seaman, \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468084920573,"sku":"9780393320794","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/NmJCdEdPWCszYS96T0FXMWIrM2ZPQT09.webp?v=1777285317","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/iris-and-her-friends-a-memoir-of-memory-and-desire-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}