Grace Notes
Bernard Maclaverty
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Hardcover. Very good copy in good dustwrapper
Returning to Belfast after a long absence, to attend her father's funeral, Catherine McKenna - a young composer - remembers exactly why she left; the claustrophobic intimacies of the Catholic enclave, her fastidious, nagging mother, and the pervading tensions of a city at war with itself. She remembers a more innocent time, when the Loyalists' Lambeg drums sounded mysterious and exciting; she remembers her shattered relationship with the drunken, violent Dave; she remembers the child she had with him, waiting back in Glasgow. A novel about coming to terms with the past, and the healing power of music, GRACE NOTES ... Read more
Returning to Belfast after a long absence, to attend her father's funeral, Catherine McKenna - a young composer - remembers exactly why she left; the claustrophobic intimacies of the Catholic enclave, her fastidious, nagging mother, and the pervading tensions of a city at war with itself. She remembers a more innocent time, when the Loyalists' Lambeg drums sounded mysterious and exciting; she remembers her shattered relationship with the drunken, violent Dave; she remembers the child she had with him, waiting back in Glasgow. A novel about coming to terms with the past, and the healing power of music, GRACE NOTES ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Jonathan Cape Ltd London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780224044295
SKU
KEX0303047
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Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Bernard Maclaverty
Bernard MacLaverty is the author of the novels Lamb, Cal and several short story collections including Walking the Dog. A Native of Northern Ireland, he now lives in Glasgow.
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