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All Will Be Well

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It is hard not to compare favorably this memoir of an Irish childhood with Angela's Ashes. Mcgahern had a difficult time: his beloved, saintly mother died when he was nine leaving him and his younger sisters to be raised by their brutal, sadistic father.He tells it like it was in a non-exploitative, straightforward way, without playing it for laughs.He was expected to enter the priesthood, and he accepted this, until he discovered a different world through his love of reading.He paid a stiff price for his independence, but anyone who reads this, and his other works, will be glad he did manage to find his own way.

For fans of John McGahern his memior will give you insight into his characters in Amongst Women and The Dark. Well worth the read to know an author and his thoughts.