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Amongst Women

Cillian Murphy: 'One of the greatest Irish writers’
By John McGahern
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Introduced by Sinéad Gleeson, John McGahern's Booker Prize-shortlisted Irish 'masterpiece' (Colm Tóibín) 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... Read More
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Introduced by Sinéad Gleeson, John McGahern's Booker Prize-shortlisted Irish 'masterpiece' (Colm Tóibín) is essential reading for admirers of Claire Keegan.

Introduced by Sinéad Gleeson, John McGahern's Booker Prize-shortlisted Irish 'masterpiece' (Colm Tóibín) is essential reading for admirers of Claire Keegan.

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Introduced by Sinéad Gleeson, John McGahern's Booker Prize-shortlisted Irish 'masterpiece' (Colm Tóibín) 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

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571399475

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 July 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main - Re-issue

Contributors:

  • Introduction by Sinéad Gleeson

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

Born in 1934, John McGahern was the eldest of seven children raised on a farm in the West of Ireland. in 1965 he was dismissed as a teacher when his second novel The Dark was banned for 'obscene' content. The author of six acclaimed novels and four story collections, he was shortlisted for the 1990 Booker Prize for Amongst Women and awarded the Irish PEN Award, the Prix Ecureuil de Littérature Étrangère and the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He died in 2006.

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