A day, crucial and cathartic, in the life of a young Catholic schoolteacher who has returned to Ireland after a year's sabbatical in London, where he married an American divorcee. As a result he now faces certain dismissal by the school authorities. Moving from earliest memories of both the man and the woman, the novel recreates their breaking of the shackles of guilt and duty into acceptance of a fulfilling adult love.
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Hardback Editions
1974 : Hardback
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Paperback Editions
December 2006 : Paperback
| Title: The Leavetaking Author(s): John McGahern ISBN: 0-14-028057-X / 978-0-14-028057-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 2000 : Paperback
| Title: The Leavetaking Author(s): John McGahern ISBN: 0-571-13280-4 / 978-0-571-13280-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Faber and Faber Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1984 : Paperback
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February 1977 : Paperback
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June 1975 : Paperback
| Title: The Leavetaking Author(s): John McGahern ISBN: 0-571-10621-8 / 978-0-571-10621-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Faber and Faber Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
January 1975 : Unknown
| Title: The Leavetaking Author(s): John McGahern ISBN: 0-316-55851-6 / 978-0-316-55851-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Little Brown & Company Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1975 : Unknown
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