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    <body><![CDATA[Elegy for Iris is divided into two parts: Then, wherein Bayley explores the past, provocatively revealing his memory of meeting and falling in love with Iris; and Now, which touches upon the way she has changed due to Alzheimer's, and what it is like to live with her and take care of her amid his me...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2757844">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A husband's memories are stirred in this reflective piece about his wife, the author Iris Murdoch. He remembers how he fell in love with her, courted her. From falling in love, to little springing jealousies of her influential literary friends he presents his life and marriage with a woman whom he l...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7679016">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Well, being that a movie was made out of this book I thought for sure that meant that it would be a decent book. Unfortunately I was wrong. I mean, come on. Judi Dench. Kate Winslet. Has to be good. Nope. This is a memoir written by the husband of Iris who is a victim of Alzheimer's. I have read mem...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6671185">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Beautifully written, so interesting to get a perspective on a happy marriage that is so differnt from and yet similar to mine.  Fun to hear about Phillipa Foote and Elizabeth Bowen, heartbreaking to  hear his love and frustration in the face of Iris's dementia.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I watched the movie Iris with bookgroup a couple of years ago and found it surprising, beautiful and haunting. I just ran across the book it was based on, written by her husband and decided to read it. The setting is Oxford, England, there are fairly easy to understand literary references. It is abo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11950613">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[having lost my dad, every day a bit more, to alzheimer's, this book was amazing in capturing the pain that entailed.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Sweet book about John Bayley's author wife, but it was a slow read for me.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the greatest memoirs I've ever read.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Prior to reading this book, I had never heard of Iris Murdoch, and to be honest, I don't think I have read her work since either, however, it is a heartrending love note to a man's muse, best friend and great love.  The memoir was also made into a movie that focused more on the deterioration of Iris...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1018966">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this prior to seeing the movie, and highly recommend both.  <br/><br/>Sad and romantic at the same time.  Stunning insight into the world of Alzheimer's Disease, and it's impacts not only on the person who has the disease, but on the care-taker as well.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Read a review in the Wall Street Journal - sounded great.  So boring.  No character development.  Read it on an airplane and left in in the seat pocket (it was the closest thing to the trash without actually putting a book in the garbage).]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[In 1999 overleed Iris Murdoch na een ziekteproces van vier jaar. Ze leed aan de ziekte van Alzheimer. Dit boek vertelt op ontroerende wijze hoe partners - ondanks alles - toch zorgzaam met elkaar op weg kunnen gaan.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a really poignant book, and very depressing. It's like 'The Notebook' for the world of academia. This isn't a light hearted book, but it is a testament to the devotion that Bayley has for his wife.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A moving and heartbreaking story. Beautifully written by Iris Murdoch's husband. Iris Murdoch was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. John Bayley writes about her gradual disappearance. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[By her husband, details of an unusual life.<br/>Contrast of Alzheimer's decline with little about<br/>intense intellectual life except as related to development of their relationship.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my favourite books, actually. A poignantly lovely, wistfully nostalgic reflection on a marriage. Surprising review from the Divorce Fairy, I know.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Definitely a downer, but a good one.  I agree wholeheartedly with the review embedded in the description of this book on this site.]]></body>
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