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Memoir
First edition (h/b)
AuthorJohn McGahern
LanguageEnglish
PublisherFaber and Faber
Publication date
2005
Publication placeIreland
Media typePrint (paperback, hardback)
Pages272 pages
ISBN0-571-22810-0
OCLC65203265

Memoir (published in North America as All Will Be Well) is an autobiographical account of the childhood of Irish writer John McGahern. It was published in 2005, and the writer died in 2006. It recalls, amongst other things, his formative years in Leitrim, Ireland, the death of his beloved mother, Susan, and his relationship with his dark and enigmatic father. Themes from his childhood experiences run throughout his canon of fiction.

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