The Leavetaking

The Leavetaking
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Publisher : Faber & Faber
Total Pages : 192
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ISBN-10 : 9780571250202
ISBN-13 : 0571250203
Rating : 4/5 (203 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Leavetaking by : John McGahern

Download or read book The Leavetaking written by John McGahern and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2009-11-05 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A haunting novel by 'one of the greatest writers of our era' (Hilary Mantel) and 'the Irish novelist everyone should read' (Colm Tóibín). 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 divorcee. As a result he now faces certain dismissal by the school authorities. Moving from the earliest memories of both the man and the woman, the novel recreates their breaking of the shackles of guilt and duty into the acceptance of a fulfilling adult love. 'A beautiful, irresistible work of imagination. Sunday Telegraph 'Wise and compelling ... Elegiac and graceful.' David Mitchell 'I have admired, even loved, John McGahern's work since his first novel .' Melvyn Bragg


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