Secrets And Other Stories by Bernard Maclaverty

Secrets And Other Stories by Bernard Maclaverty

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This collection of 15 short stories, winner of a Scottish Arts Council Award, explores the themes of married love, male friendship, adult grief and the contemplation of infidelity. MacLaverty is the author of "Lamb", "Cal" and "A Time to Dance".

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Secrets And Other Stories by Bernard Maclaverty

Married love, male friendship, a small boy intruding upon secret adult grief, a husband contemplating infidelity - in these wonderful stories Bernard MacLaverty catches his characters at moments of epiphany, when ordinary life is set alight with sudden knowledge, memory, regret or desire.
Bernard Mac Laverty was born in Belfast, where he worked for ten years as a medical laboratory technician before studying English at Queen's University. He then moved to Scotland and taught for a number of years. He now writes full-time and lives in Glasgow. He has written two novels, Lamb and Cal, both of which have been made into successful films and four collections of short stories: Secrets, A Time to Dance, The Great Profundo and Walking the Dog. His new novel Grace Notes, is published by Jonathan Cape.
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ISBN 13 9780099773610
ISBN 10 0099773619
Title Secrets And Other Stories
Author Bernard Maclaverty
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Year published 1997-07-03
Number of pages 128
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.