Author(s): John Bayley

Biography

The Iris Trilogy brings together John Bayley's acclaimed books dedicated to the memory of his wife, Iris Murdoch; Iris, Iris and the Friends, and Widower's House.Wry, intelligent, and unexpectedly hilarious, The Iris Trilogy is an unforgettable inquiry into the nature of love and identity and a uniquely moving articulation of loss.John Bayley's account of his long and loving marriage to the great novelist Iris Murdoch takes us from their love affair's comical beginnings at Oxford in the early 50s (Bayley courted Iris on account of her unchallenging plain looks and their first date consisted of a revolting dinner followed by a disastrous dance when Iris sprained her ankle) to its slow and painful closure when Iris developed Alzheimer