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The leavetaking /
John McGahern
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paperback. Good clean copy. Covers showing light shelf wear, sunned to spine. Toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy
A day, crucial and cathartic, in the life of a young Catholic schoolteacher who has returned to Ireland after a year's sabbatical in London, where he married an American divorc e. As a result he now faces certain dismissal by the school authorities. The novel recreates the story of how the man and the woman broke the shackles of guilt and duty and came to accept a fulfilling adult love. 'A beautiful, irresistible work of imagination.' Sunday Telegraph
A day, crucial and cathartic, in the life of a young Catholic schoolteacher who has returned to Ireland after a year's sabbatical in London, where he married an American divorc e. As a result he now faces certain dismissal by the school authorities. The novel recreates the story of how the man and the woman broke the shackles of guilt and duty and came to accept a fulfilling adult love. 'A beautiful, irresistible work of imagination.' Sunday Telegraph
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Condition
Used, Good
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571132805
SKU
KSG0031514
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About John McGahern
John McGahern was born in Dublin in 1934 and brought up in the West of Ireland. He is a graduate of University College, Dublin. He has worked as a Primary School teacher and has held various academic posts at universities in Britain, Ireland and America.In the opinion of the Observer, John McGahern is 'Ireland's greatest living novelist'. He is the ... Read more
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