Book #58049

A World Child - 1st Us Edition/1st Printing

Iris Murdoch

Binding: 1/4 Cloth
Book Condition: Near Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition: First US Edition; First Printing
Publisher: New York: The Viking Press, 1975.

Price: $50.00

A first Printing of the First Edition with some discolored patches to the boards, in otherwise Near Fine condition and housed in a Fine dust-jacket.

Iris Murdoch. A World Child. HarperCollins, 2017.

Iris Murdoch’s A World Child is a beautiful and heartwarming book about a family of refugees. It tells the story of a father and his young son as they travel from their home in Syria to a new life in a new country. The father is a doctor, and he has to learn to start over with a new job and a new family. The son is very excited about their new home and starts school quickly. But the father starts to feel homesick and lonely. He wants to go back to Syria to help his patients. The son helps his father try to find a way back to his home country, and in the end, they both realize that they are happy in their new home. A World Child is a story about family, friendship, and finding a place to belong. It is an inspiring book that will make you feel happy and warm inside.; 8vo; 390 pages.