Amongst Women by John McGahern

Amongst Women by John McGahernA 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. Adrift from the structure and security of the military, he keeps control by binding his family close to him. But as his children grow older and seek independence, and as the passing years bring with

It is a story of the binding love of family and home

female agency and the complexities of complicity

as Gawande reveals

Keyes's comic gift is always evident' Independent'Joyful

Explore the legend of unicorns

most difficult parts of herself

And Wee Jenny Wren

Can Twitch use his talents for birdwatching to hunt for the dangerous prisoner and find the missing loot

and burns with injustice at the world she sees around her

Dot and her owner Rose jump on the bus to the hospital

but this extraordinary woman found the strength to speak out in the hope that such evil would never happen again

This anthology of the best ghost stories from Ireland and Irish writers includes contributions from such masters as Sheridan Le Fanu