The Barracks

by John McGahern

2020-07-19 03:22:05

'Marvellous.' Susan Hill, The Times Elizabeth Reegan, after years of freedom - and loneliness - marries into the enclosed Irish village of her upbringing. The children are not her own; her husband is straining to break free from the servile security ... Read more
'Marvellous.' Susan Hill, The Times Elizabeth Reegan, after years of freedom - and loneliness - marries into the enclosed Irish village of her upbringing. The children are not her own; her husband is straining to break free from the servile security of the police force; and her own life, threatened by illness, seems to be losing the last vestiges of its purpose. Moving between tragedy and savage comedy, desperation and joy, John McGahern's first novel is one of haunting power. 'The details are evoked with a scrupulous yet enhancing accuracy that reminds one of the young Joyce. He is astonishingly successful in penetrating the mind of a mature woman confronted with pain and death. Mr McGahern is the real thing.' Spectator Less

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File size5.08x7.78x0.49inches
Print pages240
PublisherPenguin Books
Publication date February 19, 2009
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780142004258
John Barrett "Jay" McInerney Jr. ( born Jan 13, 1955) is an American novelist, screenwriter, editor and columnist. His novels include; Bright Lights, Big City, Ransom, Story of My Life, Brightness Fal...

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