Hugh Bawn was a modern hero, a dreamer, a man of the people who revolutionized Scotland's residential development after World War II. Now, as he lies dying in one of his own buildings, his grandson Jamie comes home to watch over him. It is Jamie who tells the story of his family, of three generations of pride and delusion, of nationality and strong drink, of Catholic faith and the end of political idealism. It is a tale of darkness amidst the search for Utopia. A poignant and very powerful reclamation of the past, Our Fathers is also a clearsighted and beautifully crafted look at public and personal history.


Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 01/25/2001
ISBN: 9780156012027
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.56w x 0.77d
Award: International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award - Nominee

Review Citations: New York Times 02/25/2001 pg. 28