That they may face the rising sun

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Joe and Kate Ruttledge have come to rural Ireland from London in search of a different life. In passages of beauty and truth, the drama of a year in their lives and those of the memorable characters that move about them unfolds through action, the rituals of work, religious observances and play.

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Now a major motion picture: the Booker-shortlisted author’s last novel: a ‘masterpiece’ (Observer) by ‘one of the greatest writers of our era’ (Hilary Mantel)

Joe and Kate Ruttledge have come to Ireland from London in search of a different life. In passages of beauty and truth, the drama of a year in their lives and those of the memorable characters that move about them unfolds through the action, the rituals of work, religious observances and play. We are introduced, with deceptive simplicity, to a complete representation of existence – an enclosed world has been transformed into an Everywhere.

‘McGahern brings us that tonic gift of the best fiction, the sense of truth – the sense of transparency that permits us to see imaginary lives more clearly than we see our own.’ John Updike
‘Wise and compelling … Elegiac and graceful.’ David Mitchell
‘I have admired, even loved, John McGahern’s work since his first novel.’ Melvyn Bragg

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Weight 0.251 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.6 × 2 cm
Book_author

McGahern, John

Publisher

Faber & Faber

Imprint

Faber & Faber

Cover

Paperback

Pages

314

Language

English

Edition

Reprint

Dewey

823.914 (edition:22)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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