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If you loved The Barracks by John McGahern, this shelf of 24 books shares the same pull — rooted in Modern fiction.
Curated picks selected for thematic resonance, narrative overlap, and author diversity.
The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Modern fiction — the same threads that run through The Barracks by John McGahern. Among the authors featured: Margaret Drabble, Edward Sellon, Billy Hopkins, Muriel Spark, and others.