Amongst Women
Irish novelist, 1934–2006.
Amongst Women is a 1990 novel by John McGahern. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1990.
In family saga
On 2 of the 18 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- John McGahern
- First published
- 1990
- Length
- 256 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Booker Prize shortlist, 1990
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Family saga, Religion and faith, Rural life
Is Amongst Women worth reading?
2 of the 18 best-of lists it could have made include it: the Booker Prize and The 100 best novels written in English (The Guardian / Observer).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Booker Prize (winners and shortlists) (Booker Prize Foundation, 1990) | Shortlist | See the list |
| The 100 best novels written in English (The Guardian / Observer, 2015) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of Amongst Women
The edition we link to is the Faber & Faber paperback (2026), 256 pages.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber (paperback, 2026)
- Pages
- 256
- ISBN
- 9780571399475
How critics, prizes and readers rate Amongst Women
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 22% of the points available on prize lists, against 7% on critics' lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work