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Amongst women
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- Book Synopsis
- Introduced by Sinéad Gleeson, John McGahern's Booker Prize-shortlisted Irish 'masterpiece' (Colm Tóibìn) is essential reading for admirers of Claire Keegan. As he weakened, Moran became afraid of his daughters. Moran's life is defined by his days of glory as a guerrilla leader in the Irish War of Independence. Now, he is simply an ageing widower, eking out an existence on the small farm where he raises his two sons and three daughters. He keeps control by binding his family close - but as his children seek independence, and the passing years bring bewildering change, this tormented veteran must find a balance between love and tyranny. 'It almost finished me as an aspiring writer. How could a book be this good?' Donal Ryan 'Wise and compelling . . . Elegiac and graceful.' David Mitchell 'The preeminent Irish writer of his generation.' Anne Enright 'He blew me away.' Colin Barrett 'A great writer.' Sebastian Barry 'Extraordinary.' Colin Walsh 'A master.' Kevin Barry
- About The Author
- Born in 1934, John McGahern was the eldest of seven children. Raised on a farm in the West of Ireland, he was the son of a Garda sergeant who had served as an IRA volunteer in the Irish War of Independence; his mother died when he was nine. He became a primary school teacher in Dublin but was dismissed when his second novel, The Dark, was banned in 1965 for 'obscene' content. Living subsequently between London, Paris and upstate New York, he and his second wife Madeline Green eventually settled back in his native Leitrim in the early 1970s. The author of six acclaimed novels and four story collections, McGahern was shortlisted for the 1990 Booker Prize for Amongst Women and awarded the Irish PEN Award, the Prix Ecureuil de Littérature Etrangère and the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He died in 2006.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780571399475
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber, (30 July 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129 mm
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