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Amongst Women
Amongst Women | John McGahern
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Moran is an old Republican whose life was forever transformed by his days of glory as a guerilla leader in the War of Independence. Now, in old age, living out in the country, Moran is still fighting - with his family, his friends, even himself - in a poignant struggle to come to terms with the past. 'A masterpiece.' John Banville 'John McGahern is the Irish novelist everyone should read.' Colm Tibn 'It is compact but not dense, spare yet rich, and brimming with tension.' Observer 'An overwhelming experience.' The Times 'McGahern brings us that tonic gift of the best fiction, the sense of truth - the sense of transparency that permits us to see imaginary lives more clearly than we see our own.' John Updike 'One of the greatest writers of our era.' Hilary Mantel, New Statesman
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Amongst Women | John McGahern

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Amongst Women | John McGahern
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Amongst Women is the best-known novel of Irish writer John McGahern. It is widely considered to be his masterpiece, and it was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in the year of its release (1990). That was pretty much all I knew about it going in. From the blurb, I thought it might be similar to An Artist Of The Floating World... Full review: http://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/amongst-women-john-mcgahern/ #Irish #Literature #BookerPrize

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andrew61
andrew61
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Well my book set in Ireland by an Irish author was a highlight. The opening line 'as he weakened, moran became afraid of his daughters' - moran is an incredible character, soldier for independence, harsh father, devoted to the rosary, we follow his life with prose which captures beautifully in a para what lesser writers need 100 pages to say. A complicated life brilliantly told.
@4thhouseontheleft @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage #booked2019

BarbaraTheBibliophage Sounds like a great pick! 👊🏻 6y
Cinfhen Sounds fabulous and I love that minimalist cover 6y
Cathythoughts Great review 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
Crazeedi Very interesting review! Thanks! 6y
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I just checked and saw that spring starts on march 1st and im still 3 bks short. Well i should only be 2 today when i finish this wonderful story set near sligo, although this is a shocking scene, it feels dreadful to see father and son coming to blows, Michael 15 striking his aging but still bullying father brought me up short.

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Amongst Women | John McGahern
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What a first line.

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