The temporary gentleman
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Viking, 2014.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
310 pages ; 22 cm
Status:
Essex Adult Fiction
BARRY
Description
"In this highly anticipated new novel, Irishman Jack McNulty is a "temporary gentleman"--an Irishman whose commission in the British army in World War II was never permanent. Sitting in his lodgings in Accra, Ghana, in 1957, he's writing the story of hislife with desperate urgency. He cannot take one step further without examining all the extraordinary events that he has seen. A lifetime of war and world travel--as a soldier in World War II, an engineer, a UN observer--has brought him to this point. Butthe memory that weighs heaviest on his heart is that of the beautiful Mai Kirwan, and their tempestuous, heartbreaking marriage. Mai was once the great beauty of Sligo, a magnetic yet unstable woman who, after sharing a life with Jack, gradually slipped from his grasp"--
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Street Date:
1405
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780670025879, 0670025879
Notes
Description
"In this highly anticipated new novel, Irishman Jack McNulty is a "temporary gentleman"--an Irishman whose commission in the British army in World War II was never permanent. Sitting in his lodgings in Accra, Ghana, in 1957, he's writing the story of hislife with desperate urgency. He cannot take one step further without examining all the extraordinary events that he has seen. A lifetime of war and world travel--as a soldier in World War II, an engineer, a UN observer--has brought him to this point. Butthe memory that weighs heaviest on his heart is that of the beautiful Mai Kirwan, and their tempestuous, heartbreaking marriage. Mai was once the great beauty of Sligo, a magnetic yet unstable woman who, after sharing a life with Jack, gradually slipped from his grasp"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Barry, S. (2014). The temporary gentleman. New York, Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Barry, Sebastian, 1955-. 2014. The Temporary Gentleman. New York, Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Barry, Sebastian, 1955-, The Temporary Gentleman. New York, Viking, 2014.
MLA Citation (style guide)Barry, Sebastian. The Temporary Gentleman. New York, Viking, 2014.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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