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The leavetaking

McGahern, John, 1934-20062009
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A young Catholic schoolteacher has returned to Ireland after a year's sabbatical in London where he married a divorcee - as a result he now faces dismissal by the school authorities. Moving from the earliest memories of the couple, the novel recreates their breaking of the shackles of guilt into the acceptance of a fulfilling love.
Main title:
The leavetaking / by John McGahern.
Imprint:
London : Faber, 2009.
Collation:
1 v.
Notes:
Originally published: 1974.
ISBN:
9780571225705 (pbk)
Language:
English
BRN:
2136521
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