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This splendid book enlarges our imagination of the range and possibilities of love. "Mary Gordon, The New York Times Book Review"
Magnificently, hauntingly humane. "Michael Pakenham, The Baltimore Sun"
Bayley's restrained and elegant love song to his wife of 42 years . . . is beautiful and heartbreaking. Full of spirit, generous and resilient. "Gail Caldwell, The Boston Globe"
A beautifully rendered portrait . . . Bayley reaffirms how suffering can ennoble the human heart. ["Elegy for Iris"] is an affecting remembrance of one of the great literary marriages of our time. It celebrates the victory of life--and love. "Wendell Brock, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution"
A heart-melting love story and an erudite inquiry into the nature of personality, memory, and invention. Wise and full of grace. "Shelby Hearon, The Chicago Tribune"
"Elegy for Iris" is a work of art. As beautiful as it is wise, "Elegy for Iris" has already become a classic memoir and a remedy for modern love. Read it and, if you dare, give it to someone you love. "Tom D'Evelyn, Providence Sunday Journal"
Here, between the covers of an incredible book, is love . . . that doesn't hedge, love for which there are no ready outs, love that feels as inevitable as breathing, and the result is stunning. "Abraham Verghese, The Los Angeles Times Book Review"
Heartfelt and admirably unsentimental . . . a testament to a love that has endured and transcended the most terrifying ravages of illness and old age. "Francine Prose, Elle"
In "Elegy for Iris" I find my mother and father, my wife's parents, our friends, and us. I find shared lives, and hurts and forgivenesses, and joys that are greatest because nobody else knows them. "Dan Rather""
"This splendid book enlarges our imagination of the range and possibilities of love." --Mary Gordon, The New York Times Book Review
"Magnificently, hauntingly humane." --Michael Pakenham, The Baltimore Sun
"Bayley's restrained and elegant love song to his wife of 42 years . . . is beautiful and heartbreaking. Full of spirit, generous and resilient." --Gail Caldwell, The Boston Globe
"A beautifully rendered portrait . . . Bayley reaffirms how suffering can ennoble the human heart. [Elegy for Iris] is an affecting remembrance of one of the great literary marriages of our time. It celebrates the victory of life--and love." --Wendell Brock, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"A heart-melting love story and an erudite inquiry into the nature of personality, memory, and invention. Wise and full of grace." --Shelby Hearon, The Chicago Tribune
"Elegy for Iris is a work of art. As beautiful as it is wise, Elegy for Iris has already become a classic memoir and a remedy for modern love. Read it and, if you dare, give it to someone you love." --Tom D'Evelyn, Providence Sunday Journal
"Here, between the covers of an incredible book, is love . . . that doesn't hedge, love for which there are no ready outs, love that feels as inevitable as breathing, and the result is stunning." --Abraham Verghese, The Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Heartfelt and admirably unsentimental . . . a testament to a love that has endured and transcended the most terrifying ravages of illness and old age." --Francine Prose, Elle
"In Elegy for Iris I find my mother and father, my wife's parents, our friends, and us. I find shared lives, and hurts and forgivenesses, and joys that are greatest because nobody else knows them." --Dan Rather
"Here is love heroic, love that doesn't hedge, love for which there are no ready outs, love that feels as inevitable as breathing, and the result is stunning." --Abraham Verghese, THE LOS ANGELES TIME BOOK REVIEW
"Beautiful and heartbreaking. Full of spirit, generous and resilient." --Gail Caldwell, THE BOSTON GLOBE
"Magnificently, hauntingly humane." --Michael Pakenham, THE BALTIMORE SUN
"A beautifully rendered portrait.... Elegy for Iris celebrates the victory of life--and love." --Wendell Brock, THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
"A heart-melting love story and an erudite inquiry into the nature of personality, memory, and invention. Wise and full of grace." --Shelby Hearon, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE
"Heartfelt and admirably unsentimental....a testament to a love that has endured and transcended the most terrifying ravages of illness and old age." -Francine Prose, ELLE
"Dame Iris Murdoch's like will not be seen again. Elegy for Iris serves as a memorial to her person." -Fay Weldon, TIME
"In Elegy for Iris, I find shared lives, and hurts and forgivenesses, and joys that are greatest because nobody else knows them." --Dan Rather
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