Things were never so simple and clear again." As he says, "the war was the best part of our lives. To his family, however, he is often a tyrant-obstinate, cruel, full of hatred, quick to anger, and reluctant to apologize-and his second wife Rose his three daughters, and his two sons are "inordinately grateful for the slightest good will." Outwardly religious, Michael daily recites the Rosary, looking for religious help for his inner turmoil and the complications of his daily life. He's a hard, independent man, beholden to no one, and his word is law. Within his own household, Michael upholds all the values he fought for years ago. Run by a crowd of small-minded gangsters out for their own good." Now the father of teenage children, he is disillusioned by what he sees as the fruits of this war, remarking, "Look at the country now.
A member of the IRA during the time of The Troubles, years ago, Michael has apparently repressed violent traumas which, we are led to believe, are responsible for his withdrawal from society and his current violence against his family-it is not the result of drink or the frustrations of poverty. 'One of the greatest writers of our era.' Hilary Mantel 'John McGahern is the Irish novelist everyone should read.' Colm Toibin 'A masterpiece.' John Banville '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.Set in rural Ireland, this uncompromising family drama revolves around Michael Moran, the father of five. But as his children grow older and seek independence, and as the passing years bring with them bewildering change, Moran struggles to find a balance between love and tyranny. Adrift from the structure and security of the military, he keeps control by binding his family close to him. ĪS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME 'A book that can be read in two hours, but will linger in the mind for decades.' Sunday Telegraph Once an officer in the Irish War for Independence, Moran is now a widower, eking out a living on a small farm where he raises his two sons and three daughters. But as his children grow older and seek independence, and as the passing years bring with them bewildering change, Moran. AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME 'A book that can be read in two hours, but will linger in the mind for decades.' Sunday Telegraph Once an officer in the Irish War for Independence, Moran is now a widower, eking out a living on a small farm where he raises his two sons and three daughters.
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