By the Lake: ALA Notable Books for Adults

By the Lake: ALA Notable Books for Adults

With this magnificently assured new novel, John McGahern reminds us why he has been called the Irish Chekhov, as he guides readers into a village in rural Ireland and deftly, compassionately traces its natural rhythms and the inner lives of its people. Here are the Ruttledges, who have forsaken the glitter of London to raise sheep and cattle, gentle Jamesie Murphy, whose appetite for gossip both charms and intimidates his neighbors, handsome John Quinn, perennially on the look-out for a new wife, and the townâ€™s richest man, a gruff, self-made magnate known as â€œthe Shah.â€

Following his characters through the course of a year, through lambing and haying seasons, market days and family visits, McGahern lays bare their passions and regrets, their uneasy relationship with the modern world, their ancient intimacy with death.
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0679744029
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2003-04-08
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780679744023

Country	USA
Brand	Vintage
Manufacturer	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0679744029
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2003-04-08
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780679744023

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