Bruno's Dream: A Novel (Virago Modern Classics)

By: Iris Murdoch

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Synopsis: A dying man makes a request of his estranged son that brings secrets and grudges to the surface in a novel by the prize-winning author of Under the Net. With not much time left to live, Bruno makes a final request to those who care for him: He wishes to see his estranged son, Miles, once more. After decades of broken contact due to Miles marrying a woman Bruno once found unsuitable, the prodigal son returns home to his father—and finds himself confronting much more than just a dying man&’s last demand. As Miles; his wife and his sister-in-law; Bruno&’s son-in-law, Danby; and Bruno&’s nurses and aides gather at this deathbed vigil, they will become entangled in a web of affairs, passions, and grudges that will change them all—even long after Bruno is gone. Author Iris Murdoch&’s examination of &“the subjects of death and love [is] beautifully articulated in the dramatic action,&” making Bruno&’s Dream one of the most entertaining and profound novels in the Man Booker Prize winner&’s towering body of work (The New York Times).