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The Deposition of Father McGreevy 

The Deposition of Father McGreevy (1999)
A novel by Brian O'Doherty

 
Awards
The Man Booker Prize (nominee)
In a London pub in the 1950s, editor William Maginn is intrigued by a mention of the strange - and reputedly shameful - demise of a remote mountain village in County Kerry, where he was born. Maginn returns to Kerry and uncovers an astonishing tale: both the account of the destruction of a place and the way of life which once preserved Ireland's ancient tradition sand the tragedy of an increasingly isolated village where all the women mysteriously die- leaving the priest, Father McGreevy, to cope with insoluble problems. As war rages through Europe, McGreevy struggles to preserve what remains of his parish, against the rough mountain elements and the grief and supersitions of his people, and the growing distrust of the town below. An engrossing narrative in prose filled with grace and poetry, The Deposition of Father McGreevy explores the locus of misfortune and the very nature of evil.

 
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Hardback Editions

January 1999 : Hardback
Title: The Deposition of Father McGreevy
Author(s):: Brian O'Doherty
ISBN: 1885983395 / 9781885983398 (USA edition)
Publisher: Turtle Point Press
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Paperback Editions

January 2001 : Paperback
Title: The Deposition of Father McGreevy
Author(s):: Brian O'Doherty
ISBN: 1900850680 / 9781900850681 (UK edition)
Publisher: Arcadia Books
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April 2000 : Paperback
Title: The Deposition of Father McGreevy
Author(s):: Brian O'Doherty
ISBN: 1900850486 / 9781900850483 (UK edition)
Publisher: Arcadia Books
Availability: Amazon   Amazon CA   Amazon UK   

1999 : Paperback
Title: The Deposition of Father McGreevy
Author(s):: Brian O'Doherty
ISBN: 0646377035 / 9780646377032 (Australia edition)
Publisher: Turtle Point Press
Availability: Amazon   Amazon UK   

Kindle Editions

July 2001 : Kindle edition
Title: The Deposition of Father McGreevy
Author(s):: Brian O'Doherty
ISBN: B006WB2GQC
Publisher: Arcadia Books
Availability: Amazon UK   

July 2001 : Kindle edition
Title: The Deposition of Father McGreevy
Author(s):: Brian O'Doherty
ISBN: B005HIK61S
Publisher: Arcadia Books
Availability: Amazon UK   

 


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