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Jake, hack writer and sponger, now penniless flat-hunter, seeks out an old girlfriend, Anna Quentin, and her glamorous actress sister, Sadie.

He resumes acquaintance with formidable Hugo, whose 'philosophy' he once presumptuously dared to interpret. These meetings involve Jake and his eccentric servant-companion, Finn, in a series of adventures that include the kidnapping of a film-star dog and a political riot in a film-set of ancient Rome.

Jake, fascinated, longs to learn Hugo's secret. Perhaps Hugo's secret is Hugo himself? Admonished, enlightened, Jake hopes at last to become a real writer.

"Iris Murdoch started her career with one brilliantly funny novel, Under the Net. From then on, it was downhill all the way" - Boyd Tonkin, The Independent (8/5/2003)]]> 7287 3.81 5810 611 1954 0 0 false Fri Jun 26 01:13:21 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 01:13:39 -0700 2009