'Marvellous.' Susan Hill, The Times 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
The Barracks
- Book ID
- 126256121
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1 MB
- Category
- Standards
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
Elizabeth Reegan, after years of freedom — and loneliness, marries into the enclosed Irish village of her upbringing. Moving between tragedy and savage comedy, desperation and joy, this was John McGahern's first novel.
✦ Subjects
Современная русская и зарубежная проза
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