The Seduction of Morality

by Tom Murphy

Signed by the author on Title page. previoius owners name on ffep. Light shelf wear to DJ, otherwise fine.

Genres: Fiction

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Tom Murphy (born 1935) is an Irish dramatist who has worked closely with the Abbey Theatre in Dublin and with Druid Theatre, Galway. Born in Tuam, County Galway, Ireland, he currently lives in Dublin.

Reviews

[Duncan Holmes · Rating 4 out of 5]

I bought this in Oxfam and at a glance decided it was not worth reading. But I tried again, this time bearing in mind the Irish idiom, and was gripped. Woman goes home to her family in Ireland to claim her inheritance, comes into conflict with their prejudices, hooks up with a disreputable old friend and leads her brother-in-law astray…

[shiqin · Rating 1 out of 5]

personally - if this book is my cup of tea i am coffee

[Magdelanye · Rating 3 out of 5]

The writing is not elegant, a kind of choppy stream of consciousness, and that of a meta narrator rather than the characters portrayed. We do get inside their heads, but sporadically, and the continuity is sporadic. For all this, it is the authors brilliance to pull the reader in from the first vivid description ofthe life of Vera as a child. I may never have gotten close enough to her to claim I know for sure more than a handful of details of her life, but I loved her for her moral dilemnas and scandelous methods, and most of all for her generosity of spirit, her vast heart.
As often when reading about characters who are mostly unpleasant, in circumstances somewhat remote from your intrest, its natural to wonder at some point if it is a worthwhile endeavour. Often it is, and so in this case. I had put this book down several times before giving it one last effort. Surprisingly, once I got into the vernacular, the book is so cleverly constructed that I was swept along.
In my 7 star system, this would get a good solid 5 very good
here Ive had to give it a 3 the insipid liked it.
I liked it very much and appreciated the subtely and lack of any pretention, rare in this genre.
The down to earth, grounded omniscient narrator presents a commonly brutal situation with delicate skill and sly wit.

[Deirdre · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fascinating account of greed, resentment and jealousy among siblings in Ireland. A thought provoking read.

[Erika]

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