A fairly honourable defeat

Description:

"One of Iris Murdoch’s more successful novels, A Fairly Honourable Defeat combines elements of realism and allegory to create a commentary on the moral shortcomings of the individual and society. The book opens as Hilda and Rupert Foster, an ostensibly happily-married couple, anticipate their forthcoming twentieth anniversary party." ([Source][1]) [1]: http://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=10015

subjects: English fiction,  Fiction,  Literature,  Women authors,  aging,  married life,  morality,  relationships,  society,  Fiction, psychological,  Interpersonal relations,  Man-woman relationships,  Gay couples,  Dominance (Psychology)

People: Hilda Foster,  Rupert Foster

Places: England