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The Temporary Gentleman : a Novel by Sebastian Barry is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Temporary Gentleman : a Novel about?
272 pages (large print) ; 24 cm Jack McNulty is a "temporary gentleman", an Irishman whose commission in the British army in WWII was never permanent. In 1957 he sets out to write his story ... He is an ordinary man, but he has seen extraordinary things. He has worked and wandered around the world - as a soldier, an engineer, a UN observer - and has had a strange and tumultuous marriage. Mai Kirwan was a great beauty with a vivid mind, but an elusive and mysterious figure too. Jack married her, but in time she slipped from his grasp. This is a heart-breaking portrait of one man's life .. Adult
Who reads The Temporary Gentleman : a Novel?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Sebastian Barry
- Publisher
- ISIS Large Print Books
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781445099637
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Rating
- 4 / 5 (1,508 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14