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
June 1975 : Hardback
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1975 : Hardback
| Title: The leavetaking Author(s): John McGahern ISBN: 0-316-55851-6 / 978-0-316-55851-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Little, Brown Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1974 : Hardback
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Paperback Editions
November 2009 : Paperback
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2007 : Paperback
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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... |
April 1984 : Paperback
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February 1977 : Paperback
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October 2009 : Kindle edition
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1975 : Unknown
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