That they may face the rising sun

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• 'That They May Face the Rising Sun' by John McGahern

  This book, published in the USA under the title By the Lake, was the late John McGahern's last novel. It is a beautiful, slow-moving book that mirrors the gentle rhythm of rural life and brims with a subdued love of nature. In its depiction of the ch ... (read full critics)

  readingmatters published on Mon, 27 Sep 2010

• Everything under the sun

  That They May Face the Rising Sun John McGahern Faber £16.99, pp298 It is 12 years since John McGahern's last novel, Amongst Women, though since then he has published his magnificent Collected Stories. The slow pace of this extraordinary writer seems ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

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• English Books
• Paperback 304 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0571212212
• ISBN-13: 9780571212217
• Publisher: Faber
• Pub date: Jan 01, 2003
• Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Hardcover and Others

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