"A Word Child" 1975 MURDOCH, Iris Valentino

"A Word Child" 1975 MURDOCH, Iris ValentinoMURDOCH, Iris [391] pp. Chatto & Windus 1975 8" x 5 1 2" Jacket design by Christopher Cornford A Word Child is a complex and sensitive study on the nature of human memory and redemptive love. Populated by an array of colourful characters all drawn with Murdoch's characteristic wit and insight.

Because this account is somewhat dated

brass and green marble accents evoke an Ivy League university club

--Jerome Zerbe

where six 15-foot tall topiary dinosaurs spew jets of water

the 1902 State Landau

Thackeray was an old friend of Marvy

Although best known for his ability to “sculpt” with fabric

sets the scene with a brief introduction to floral art world wide before the next four chapters concentrate on British flower painting in the seventeenth

Whales and Sea Dragons

Little Star"

the reknown Swiss purveyor of luxury handmade goods

Surprisingly