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The Barracks
The Barracks
Author: John McGahern
Elizabeth Regan, 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 against his job in 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, d...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780571248827
ISBN-10: 0571248829
Publication Date: 1/1/2009
Pages: 240
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Publisher: Faber and Faber
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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I think originally written in 1961, this is a short account of an Irish woman wondering who she is after she leaves city life in London, a charming man, and a good job, and marries a man her family did not approve of with children that will not accept her as mom. It is her struggle to be who she "thinks" she should be that makes this story compelling. It might appear to be a sleeper, but I am glad I took the time to read this little gem.
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