$15 off when you spend $100 with code SPRING15 at checkout* - T&Cs apply - Limited time only
Track My Order
Help Centre
Likes
My Wish ListsLogin / Join
Booktopia
Australia's local bookstore
Get Free Shipping on orders over $0
The Barracks : 'The ending is one the finest I've ever read by an Irish writer' (Claire Keegan) - John McGahern

The Barracks

'The ending is one the finest I've ever read by an Irish writer' (Claire Keegan)

Author: John McGahern

Read by: Marie Mullen

At a Glance

Available: 22nd September 2026

Digital Audiobook

$39.99

or 4 interest-free payments of $10.00 with

 or 

Available: 22nd September 2026

Preorder. Download available after release.

The iconic debut novel by 'one of the greatest writers of our era' (Hilary Mantel) and 'the Irish novelist everyone should read' (Colm Toibin).

Elizabeth Reegan, after years of freedom - and loneliness - marries into the enclosed Irish village of her upbringing. The children are not her own; her husband is straining to break free from the servile security of the police force; and her own life, threatened by illness, seems to be losing the last vestiges of its purpose. Moving between tragedy and savage comedy, desperation and joy, John McGahern's first novel is one of haunting power.

**'One of the greatest Irish writers. '**Cillian Murphy
'Wise and compelling ... Elegiac and graceful.' David Mitchell
'Reminds one of the young Joyce ... McGahern is the real thing.' Spectator

on

You Can Find This Audiobook In

FictionModern & Contemporary Fiction

More in Modern & Contemporary Fiction

In the Gloaming : Stories - Cassandra Campbell

DIGITAL AUDIO

In the Gloaming

Stories

Digital Audiobook

$36.86

The Sleep Thief - Peter Ganim

DIGITAL AUDIO

The Sleep Thief

Digital Audiobook

$22.97

The First Scarlet Door : 4MK - Michael Crouch

DIGITAL AUDIO

The First Scarlet Door

4MK

Digital Audiobook

$39.93

AL: ICE : Resurrection - CW Lamb

DIGITAL AUDIO

AL: ICE

Resurrection

Digital Audiobook

$38.39

Never Lasting : An 831 Stories Romance - Chloe Ryan

DIGITAL AUDIO

Never Lasting

An 831 Stories Romance

Digital Audiobook

$27.66

OrO : Darverius, House of DaR - Jennifer Julie Miller

DIGITAL AUDIO

OrO

Darverius, House of DaR

Digital Audiobook

$19.96

What Big Lies You Have - A.G. Mock

DIGITAL AUDIO

What Big Lies You Have

Digital Audiobook

$38.39

The Girl in the Polka Dot Dress - Beryl Bainbridge

DIGITAL AUDIO

The Girl in the Polka Dot Dress

Digital Audiobook

$62.99

The Pornographer - John McGahern

DIGITAL AUDIO

The Pornographer

Digital Audiobook

$39.99

Nightmare Burger - Joshua Pruett

DIGITAL AUDIO

Nightmare Burger

Digital Audiobook

$29.18

The French Innkeeper's Daughter - Diane C. McPhail

DIGITAL AUDIO

The French Innkeeper's Daughter

Digital Audiobook

$30.71

Monstera - Delilah S. Dawson

DIGITAL AUDIO

Monstera

Digital Audiobook

$19.96

Dirty Play : Empire State Hockey - Lexi James

DIGITAL AUDIO

Dirty Play

Empire State Hockey

Digital Audiobook

$32.99

Radio Free Albemuth - Philip K. Dick

DIGITAL AUDIO

Radio Free Albemuth

Digital Audiobook

$28.00

This product is categorised by