A review by laurenbdavis
Amongst Women by John McGahern

3.0

A wonderful character study of Moran, a man who is, as the back of the book says, "a soldier without a battle." A man embittered and in many ways baffled by his own life and his own emotions. Complex and assured writing. I do wish it hadn't been quite so repetitive, and with some sort of a crisis point. Moran's life, surrounded now by women as the titled implies, seems to dwindle and finally peters out as a guttered candle flame. This is of course is the point and the structure is surely meant to reflect it, but still, I found myself scanning pages here and there.