false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176495908m/11230.jpg 11230 13 A lay community of thoroughly mixed-up people is encamped outside Imber Abbey, home of an order of sequestered nuns. A new bell is being installed when suddenly the old bell, a legendary symbol of religion and magic, is rediscovered. And then things begin to change. Meanwhile the wise old Abbess watches and prays and exercises discreet authority. And everyone, or almost everyone, hopes to be saved, whatever that may mean. Originally published in 1958, this funny, sad, and moving novel is about religion, sex, and the fight between good and evil. 1169601 1958 The Bell (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) total:540|5:133|4:234|3:134|2:34|1:5| 540 2076 830 54 5 2 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 03 01:25:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 28 10:28:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false true Fri Apr 11 12:11:30 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 02:59:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 09:16:14 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 06:55:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 01 04:00:17 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 15 05:27:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Apr 21 00:00:00 -0700 1999 Sun May 17 13:26:42 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 05:38:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Oct 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 10:49:01 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 11:11:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Apr 23 18:49:04 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 18:51:28 -0700 2009 4 1 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 19:31:23 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 06:17:09 -0700 2009
Iris Murdoch had me at hello. The book starts with these lines:
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I give The Strand six stars, the concept of The Bell three stars, but th...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jun 19 00:55:53 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 01:01:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 06:27:06 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 06:30:53 -0700 2009 4 1 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Tue Jun 09 14:03:12 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 14:05:25 -0700 2009 very well written.]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 05:59:37 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 06:01:33 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 14:46:20 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 14:48:34 -0700 2009 4 1 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 21 09:12:58 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 09:15:36 -0700 2009 5 1 false false Mon Dec 18 10:09:19 -0800 2006 Mon Feb 19 11:08:51 -0800 2007
A lay community of mixed-up people is encamped outside Imber Abbey, home of an order of sequestered nuns. A new bell is being installed when suddenly the old bell, a legendary symbol ...more...]]> 1 0 false false Fri Apr 24 08:57:50 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 09:04:45 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=11230