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      The Barracks

      by John McGahern
      Published
      Jan 2004
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      General Fiction General Fiction
      Pages
      240
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      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, McGahernÂ'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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      First Edition Jan 2004 Penguin ISBN 0142004251
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      Feb 2009 Faber and Faber (UK) ISBN 057125022X
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