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Alan Bray
- Nov 24, 2022
- 4 min
Creatures - Amongst Women
In Amongst Women, John McGahern—like any writer—tells the story using a particular narrational style. Let’s consider the opening...


Alan Bray
- Nov 17, 2022
- 4 min
What Kind Of Fool Am I? - Amongst Women
Who am I? That’s a question that self-reflective people ask themselves again and again as they move through life. The answer is more than...


Alan Bray
- Nov 10, 2022
- 5 min
Rose - Amongst Women
Immediately after the section in Amongst Women that depicts the last meeting between Moran and McQuaid, there is a paragraph break. Then...


Alan Bray
- Nov 3, 2022
- 3 min
Old Friends - Amongst Women
Last week, we started thinking about the structure of Amongst Women—the way it establishes a present time at the beginning when Michael...


Alan Bray
- Oct 27, 2022
- 4 min
Amongst Women
This week, a new story, best beloved, Irishman John McGahern’s 1990 novel, Amongst Women. Great choice! Yay! Thank you. John McGahern is...