"I began the Medlin letters almost by chance, dipping in for some reason connected with Iris Murdoch, and then found I had to read the whole collection with absolute wonder and delight at the voice and what it said, and delight also that Murdoch had been the person they were spoken to, no less for the (acknowledged on both sides) political differences between them. What energy, what a lightand sometimes heavyheart, what reflectiveness!"Professor Justin BroackesBrown University; Author of Iris Murdoch, Philosopher"A remarkable collection of the letters exchanged by Medlin and Murdoch over a period of nearly 20 years, from 1976 to 1995."Charles GentInDaily, 02 April, 2014."I began reading these letters without any strong interest in Medlin; I wanted to rediscover my delight in Murdoch's writing, and was confident I would find much to illuminate my memories. [ ...] I finished the book feeling sad but privileged, and grateful that the editors had done such a diligent job (there is a helpful introduction, and for the first time the full text of a review that Murdoch wrote of Medlin's monograph Human Nature, Human Survival [ 1992] published in a shorter form in The Age in 1993.) 'Australia needs you to tell about her,' Murdoch wrote to her friend; and she was right. We do."Jane SullivanAustralian Book Review, May 2014"Never Mind about the Bourgeoisie: The Correspondence between Iris Murdoch and Brian Medlin 19761995 ... is a fascinating, endearing meeting of two brilliant, maverick minds. Medlin's wit and Furphy-like evocations of the Australian bush and Murdoch's loving encounter with Australian vernacular ('Dearest Brian, dear mate') mixed with her philosophical digressions are a sublime, offbeat treat."Brian MatthewsAustralian Book Review's 'Books of the Year', 2015