The Barracks Mass market paperback - 2003
by McGahern, John
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- Good
- Paperback
One of the preeminent Irish writers of our time, John McGahern has captivated readers with such poignant and heart-wrenching novels as Amongst Women and The Dark. Moving between tragedy and savage comedy, desperation and joy, McGahern's first novel, The Barracks, is one of haunting power. 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.
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Details
- Title The Barracks
- Author McGahern, John
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First American E
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 232
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books
- Publication date 2003
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0142004251I3N10
- ISBN 9780142004258 / 0142004251
- Weight 0.37 lbs (0.17 kg)
- Dimensions 7.78 x 5.08 x 0.49 in (19.76 x 12.90 x 1.24 cm)
- Age range 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Category Fiction - General
- Library of Congress subjects Domestic fiction, Psychological fiction
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2003061688
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
- Quantity available 1
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Summary
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 McGaherns first novel is one of haunting power.
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