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That They May Face the Rising Sun
John McGahern
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Description for That They May Face the Rising Sun
hardcover. From the library of June Levine and Ivor Browne. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains very good
From the very opening pages, we see many memorable characters as they move about the Ruttledges, who have come from London home to Ireland in search of a different life. There is John Quinn, who will stop at nothing to ensure a flow of women; Johnny, who left for England twenty years before in pursuit of love; and Jimmy Joe McKiernan, head of the IRA, both auctioneer and undertaker. The gentle Jamesie and his wife Mary embody the spirit of the place. They have never left the lake but know everything that ever stirred or moved there. The drama of ... Read more
From the very opening pages, we see many memorable characters as they move about the Ruttledges, who have come from London home to Ireland in search of a different life. There is John Quinn, who will stop at nothing to ensure a flow of women; Johnny, who left for England twenty years before in pursuit of love; and Jimmy Joe McKiernan, head of the IRA, both auctioneer and undertaker. The gentle Jamesie and his wife Mary embody the spirit of the place. They have never left the lake but know everything that ever stirred or moved there. The drama of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Faber & Faber London
Condition
Used, Very Good
1st Edition
Yes
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571212163
SKU
KSG0031407
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About John McGahern
John McGahern is the author of five highly acclaimed novels and four collections of short stories, and has been the recipient of many awards and honours including the Society of Authors, the American-Irish Award, the Prix Etrangere Ecureuil and the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Amongst Women, winner of both the GPA and the Irish Times' Award, ... Read more
Reviews for That They May Face the Rising Sun
'McGahern brings us that tonic gift of the best fiction, the sense of truth - the sense of a transparency that permits us to see imaginary lives more clearly than we see our own.' John Updike