Name: The Leavetaking
Author: John McGahern
ISBN: 9780140280579

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Widely considered one of the greatest Irish writers by readers and critics alike, John McGahern has been called "arguably the most important Irish novelist since Samuel Beckett" (The Guardian) whose "spare but luminous prose" (Chicago Tribune) is frequently compared to that of James Joyce. In The Leavetaking, McGahern presents a crucial, cathartic day in the life of a young Catholic schoolteacher who, along with his new wife, returns to Ireland after a year's sabbatical in London. Moving from the earliest memories of both characters into the present day, The Leavetaking recounts the couple's struggle to overcome the suffocating influence of the church in order to find happiness in a fulfilling adult love.

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Author John McGahern

Published Jan 2007

Main Genre General Fiction

Pages 176

Rating 4.5

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First Edition Jan 2007 Penguin ISBN13 9780140280579 ISBN10 014028057X

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