Bernard MacLaverty, Author . Norton $25.95 (368p) ISBN 978-0-393-05052-3
MacLaverty transforms the generic coming-of-age formula into a revelatory albeit lengthy read in his latest, the story of an insecure, thoughtful teenager named Martin Brennan who must survive the rigors of a pivotal year in high school while...
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Bernard MacLaverty, Author . Norton $23.95 (231p) ISBN 978-0-393-05716-4
From 1970s Belfast during the Protestant and Catholic "Troubles" to the calmer but still tense present, MacLaverty (Grace Notes
, shortlisted for the Booker) exploits the subtle nuances of Irish life in these 11 stories. Violence is never...
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Bernard MacLaverty, Author W. W. Norton & Company $17.95 (208p) ISBN 978-0-393-31453-3
Irish author MacLaverty presents a collection of stories examining the lives of the dispossessed. (Sept.)
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Bernard MacLaverty, Author W. W. Norton & Company $20 (198p) ISBN 978-0-393-03758-6
Again demonstrating his sure ear for ordinary speech, Irish writer MacLaverty (Cal) constructs his stories around conversations, adroitly creating eloquent characterizations and compelling drama. Some of the dialogue is exhanged in the uneventful...
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Bernard MacLaverty, Author W. W. Norton & Company $23 (277p) ISBN 978-0-393-04542-0
Rarely the territory of male writers, the travails of postnatal depression and single motherhood get a sober, delicate treatment in the third novel from popular Northern Irish author MacLaverty (Lamb; Cal). The novel opens at the funeral of...
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Bernard MacLaverty, Author Grove/Atlantic $0 (143p) ISBN 978-0-8021-1048-0
This latest collection of stories from the Glasgow-based novelist (Cal, Lamb) and short story writer (A Time to Dance) offers fine-hewn portrayals of lonely characters on the fringes of society. Set in a wide range of locales from Ireland's deserted
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Bernard MacLaverty. Norton, $24.95 (208p) ISBN 978-0-393-60962-2
The fifth novel from Booker finalist MacLaverty is a quietly powerful elegy that chides two finely-wrought characters for not being capable of defining what they value most in life. Gerry and Stella, in a possibly final stage of their married life—a
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Bernard MacLaverty. Norton, $26.95 (272p) ISBN 978-0-393-88159-2
The 12 stories in this poignant, understated collection by Irish author MacLaverty (Lamb) direct a keen and compassionate eye toward characters who are approaching death. The dreamy “Glasshouses” follows an unnamed old man who loses track of his...
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