The Last Footman Gerald Dawe the late Desmond Fitzgerald

the late Desmond Fitzgerald

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The Last Footman Gerald Dawe the late Desmond FitzgeraldIn the summer of 1964, twenty one year old Gillies Macbain arrives in Dublin off the ferry from England with only his bicycle, a suitcase and a tent to his name. Young, handsome and charismatic, he begins work as a footman in one of the houses of the dying aristocracy. Thus begins his foray into the upper echelons of Irish society. The Last Footman is an intriguing narrative. It describes a fading part of Irish society that Gillies Macbain subverts