Amongst Women
by John McGahern
Taste attributes: dramafamilyslowunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiptroubled leadsself destruction/implosion
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, small-scale novel, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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About This Book
Moran is an old Republican, a veteran of the Irish Civil War. His old age, its rhythm and shape, is dominated by his three daughters. It is they who revive the custom of celebrating Monaghan Day and it through their lives that we discover the story of his life.
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- Author
- John McGahern
- Published
- 1990
- Pages
- 192
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