by Bernard Mac Laverty (Author)
Set in the Northern Ireland of the 1980's, Cal tells the story of a young Catholic man living in a Protestant area. For Cal, some choices are devastatingly simple: he can work in an abattoir that nauseates him or join the dole queue; he can brood on his past or plan a future with Marcella. Springing out of the fear and violence of Ulster, Cal is a haunting love story that unfolds in a land where tenderness and innocence can only flicker briefly in the dark.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 176
Edition: UK ed.
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 07 May 1998
ISBN 10: 0099767112
ISBN 13: 9780099767114
Book Overview: A haunting love story set against the grim backdrop of fear and violence in Northern Ireland.