A review by staceghost
Amongst Women by John McGahern

4.0

In comparison to what I have read of John McGahern up to this point, I think this novel in particular emphasizes the importance of space and time. By that, I mean that Mr. McGahern is masterful at expressing mortality, the tension and love involved in family, and the ways in which a place can hold all the complexities and power of an idea, philosophy, whatever you want to call it. I liked this book less than By the Lake, but only because I can more completely put myself in the place of outsiders than natives. In any case, Mr. McGahern once again inspires me to live the deceptively simple and emotionally fraught life he imbues his characters with in each of his novels.