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The Temporary Gentleman

The Temporary Gentleman

by SebastianBarry (Author)

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    Paperback 2015

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Synopsis

From the bestselling author of The Secret Scripture, a heartbreaking story of lost love. Jack McNulty, a former UN observer, has worked around the world and seen extraordinary things but, as he contemplates his return to Ireland after many years, his memories are dominated by his tumultuous marriage to Mai Kirwan. A great beauty with a vivid mind, Mai was also an elusive and troubled soul, stuck in a marriage that couldn't last. The Temporary Gentleman is a powerful account of one man's attempt to come to terms with the savage realities of the past.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 336
 Edition: Main
 Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 05 Feb 2015
ISBN 10: 0571276997
ISBN 13: 9780571276998
Book Overview: A stunning return from the prize-winning and best-selling author of The Secret Scripture

Author Bio
Sebastian Barry was born in Dublin in 1955. His novels and plays have won, among other awards, the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Prize, the Costa Book of the Year award, the Irish Book Awards Best Novel, the Independent Booksellers Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. He also had two consecutive novels, A Long Long Way (2005) and The Secret Scripture (2008), shortlisted for the MAN Booker Prize. He lives in Wicklow with his wife and three children.