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Amongst Women
Faber Modern Classics
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Amongst Women
A reissue of John McGahern's novel as part of the Faber Modern Classics list.
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, this is McGahern's 'masterpiece: the sort of book which you can give anyone of any age and know that they will be changed by it' (John Banville) by 'one of the greatest writers of our era' (Hilary Mantel).
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John McGahern is widely considered to be one of Ireland's greatest writers, with admirers including John Updike, Hilary Mantel, Colm Tóibín, and John Banville. Often hailed as his greatest work, Amongst Women is a poignant novel of family and togetherness.
Once an officer in the Irish War for Independence, Moran is now a widower, eking out a living on a small farm where he raises his two sons and three daughters. Adrift from the structure and security of the military, he keeps control by binding his family close to him. However, as his children grow older and seek independence, and as the passing years bring with them bewildering change, Moran struggles to find a balance between love and tyranny.
'A masterpiece... It is the sort of book which you can give anyone of any age and know that they will be changed by it.' - Colm Tóibín
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ISBN: 9780571315543
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 February 2016
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Edition: Main - Faber Modern Classics
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 13.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 205.0mm
Weight: 175g
Pages: 192
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About the Author
John McGahern was born in Dublin in 1934 and brought up in the West of Ireland. He was a graduate of University College, Dublin. He worked as a Primary School teacher and held various academic posts at universities in Britain, Ireland and America.
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