Grace Notes (1997 Shortlisted For Whitbread Book Award)
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Description:
Returning to Belfast after a long absense, 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 an...
Returning to Belfast after a long absense, 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 an...
Description:
Returning to Belfast after a long absense, 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. This is a novel, about coming to terms with the past and the healing power of music, 'Grace Notes' is a master story-teller's triumphant return to the long form: a powerful lyrical novel of great distinction.
Prizes:
Shortlisted for Whitbread Book Awards: Novel Category 1997.
Shortlisted for Booker Prize for Fiction 1997.
Returning to Belfast after a long absense, 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. This is a novel, about coming to terms with the past and the healing power of music, 'Grace Notes' is a master story-teller's triumphant return to the long form: a powerful lyrical novel of great distinction.
Prizes:
Shortlisted for Whitbread Book Awards: Novel Category 1997.
Shortlisted for Booker Prize for Fiction 1997.
| Autor | Maclaverty, Bernard |
|---|---|
| Ilmumisaeg | 1998 |
| Kirjastus | Ccv |
| Köide | Pehmekaaneline |
| Bestseller | Ei |
| Lehekülgede arv | 288 |
| Pikkus | 196 |
| Laius | 196 |
| Keel | English |
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