Our Fathers

Name: Our Fathers
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SKU: 9780571201068
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From the author of the Sunday Times bestseller Caledonian Road

By Andrew O'Hagan

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Our Fathers by Andrew O'Hagan is a poignant exploration of family, memory, and the passage of time, set against the backdrop of Scotland's shifting social landscape. It intricately weaves the story of a grandson returning to confront his dying grandfather, whose dreams of a better society have deteriorated. The novel delves into themes of redemption, reconciliation, and the impact of the past on the present.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate poignant family narratives that delve into the complex relationships between generations. With its rich character development and an evocative exploration of themes such as memory and identity, this novel offers a compelling look at the bonds and challenges that familial ties can present.

Our Fathers

Jamie Bawn returns to Scotland to be with his grandfather, the reformer Hugh Bawn, now living out his last days on the eighteenth floor of a high-rise. The Young man is faced with the story of a country he thought he had left behind; and now he listens to the voices of ghosts, and what they say about his own life.

Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, Andrew O'Hagan's Our Fathers is a powerful reclamation of the past from one of Britain's most accomplished literary novelists.

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Jamie returns to Scotland with his grandfather, the legendary social reformer Hugh Bawn, now living out his last days on the eighteenth floor of a high-rise. The young man is faced with the unquiet story of a country he thought he had left behind, and now he listens to the voices of ghosts and what they say about his own life.

It is a story of love and landscape, of nationality and strong drink, of Catholic faith and the end of the old left. Jamie Bawn's journey home will leave him changed beyond words — beyond the words that darkened his childhood.

Our Fathers is a moving exploration of identity and belonging, capturing the poignant return to roots and the inevitable changes it brings.

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Our Fathers by Andrew O'Hagan is praised as a profoundly moving and beautifully written exploration of personal and historical losses across generations. It is noted for its deep meditation on the passage of time, and it has received high acclaim as a significant and timely literary debut.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571201068

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 May 2004

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main - Re-issue

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 193g

Pages: 304

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Andrew O'Hagan Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction

About the Author

Andrew O'Hagan was born in Glasgow. He is the author of The Missing, which was shortlisted for the Esquire Award, the Saltire First Book Award, and the McVities prize for the Scottish Writer of the Year. His debut novel, Our Fathers, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the Whitbread First Novel Award, and the IMPAC Dublin International Literary Prize. His second novel, Personality, was published in April 2003. Be Near Me was longlisted for the 2006 Man Booker Prize.